My Uncle Wayne

To whom I own my middle name
He raised his nephews
as a mentor most needed

Camping trips to his property
each one a trip to remember
He didn’t just teach us,he reached us
Kept use in touch
when we didn’t have much

I found out his secret
now that I’m older
my mom raised her family
Wayne was the older brother

In a way he is repaying her

He taught us respect for a gun
how to get a jeep out of mud
a truck unwedged from a tree
and how to pick a good porno magazine
the little things that seem so big

That is what my uncle did