Not A Phase

Have I become the man
Without qualities?
Have I dissolved into
What I swore I’d never be?
When fathers leave
Do we freeze
Do we wallow
In freedom unrestrained?
Is it cold
When you look
In my chest
Is it hollow?
My friend
This feeling of doubt
Is not a phase
Am I someone who’ll lead
The odd one in the crowd?
Am I the son you seek
Someone who’ll make you proud?
When fathers leave
Do we freeze
And give in
Do we follow?
When a smothering mother’s hold
On us breaks
It’s not a phase
The doubt you face
Is here to stay
It’s not a phase
The doubt you face
Is here to stay