Paraphrase of the poem

Stanza 1
The persona is very proud of
his father whom he feels is as
brave as any other father or
even braver. In his eyes, his
father is Number One as his
father is fearless and not
afraid of the dead of night and
anything under the sun.
Stanza 2
The persona says his father is
not afraid to watch horror
movies late at night. Horror
scenes of skeletons do not
scare him or put him of
watching them.

Stanza 3
The persona is positive that
his father is not afraid of
ghosts and would even smile
and acknowledge them. His
father dares to fight against
things that most of other dads
are afraid of.
Stanza 4
The personas father will not
be intimidated by horror
figures like vampires, wolfman or Frankensteins monster
even if they appear at the
door.

Stanza 5
The persona says his father is
as brave as a father can be
and he always keen to show it.
But, when his father sees a
spider, he will not touch it and
mother has to come to his aid.
This is something the persona
cannot understand about his
brave father. Is he really afraid
of a mere spider?