A Little TLC

Dedicated to Ryan Matthew Hoffman

A Little TLC

by denny


"The most important thing in any relationship
is not what you get but what you give....
In any case, the giving of love is an education in itself"
- Eleanor Roosevelt


It was just an old worn out truck
One that had seen too many miles
A lot like me in many ways
My son found it in an Ad - For Sale
Needs some work and lots of TLC

So, at his urging, we went to take a look,
Pretty much what I had expected;
But I could see the gleam in his eyes.
He didn't see the rust spots or work
Needed to clean up the interior

He saw a dream - the potential
What the ole truck had once been
And what he'd like to do with it
So we hauled it home - we two
Hooked to the back of a tow truck.

Thereafter, for weeks and months
We'd be out there in the garage
Sometimes late into the evenin'
Father and Son, gettin' dirty
Puttin' things right, a little TLC.

Now, when I look at what we had done
Takin' care of all the past neglect
Undoin' all the damage from past years
By people who hadn't really cared
It gave us both a sense of pride.

And I look at my Son, what we had become
Out there in that garage at night
Takin' care of what had to be done
To make things right again
Doin' some work and lots of TLC.