Mother to Father



You are much
more than flaw forgiver
(though your precious pardon--
irrefutably essential,
utterly undeserved--
suffices,
sustains).

Mystery.
Miracle maker.
Exchanging error-prone existence 
(inexplicably)
for eternal
end.

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