My Name

My first name is Raymond
A name I do love
A name I carry with pride
A name meaning wise protector
Shorten it to Ray
Show a winner of a contest of skill

A name coming from a man of sturdiness
A man of true power
The power to raise my father and the rest
Making him as strong as he could be
A grandpa I wish I could have seen

My last name is Marrero
A Spanish stone breaker
A name of force and strength
A name I am glad to bear
A name that stands tall and proud

This name has endured
Son after son
A dormant force of nature
The legacy I will leave

My middle name is Michael
Resting silently between two rocks
A name that proposes a question
''Who is like God?''

Named after my father
Hardworking and smart
A serious, silent name that sits
Waiting for it's recognition
A slight embodiment of myself