Monday, September 01, 2008 10:41 PM
11 years ago
The moon hides itself behind the clouds
The stars are veiled with night
Its been almost 11 years
Since he went into the light
Some people said he shouldn’t go
But he could not understand
Why he shouldn’t come and see
Where he took his final stand
The night is still and quiet
No breeze to ruffle his hair
Then he looked up on the hill
And saw it standing there
The building from dreams come and gone
In the shadow of street lights
Its presence soft and haunting
As it sat there in the night
Its all too nostalgic now
He’s been in there before
It was such a pain to visit
His bloodline was a chore
His young mind was restless
As was the youthful trend
All while the others new
His journey was at an end
Then it happened suddenly
Twas just another day
The angel came to stop the pain
To take it all away
Earthly loved ones shed a tear
But all were cried in vain
For they all knew deep down inside
They would not meet again
He should have been there by his side
He should have gone to sit
If only he knew how much he loved him
Every single bit
Time heals all wounds they say
Well some just never close
What would have transpired had he gone
Only heaven knows
But he knows this one for sure
He remembers every floor
Up the three flights of stairs
To room twenty four
There’s no one in it now
Its empty and its bare
But only he can see
His father lying there
His mother right beside his side
Clutching his withered hand
His eyes pouring his soul to her
She nods and understands
She knows he cannot win this fight
His time with us was done
It’s just up to her now
To raise their only son
A blessing she will bear with joy
A promise she holds true
The same she swore on her wedding day
“I will always love you”
I tear rolls down his cheek
He dries it with his sleeve
Its too much to bear to watch
He turns his back to leave
Before he goes into the night
he takes just one more glance
If only for a moment
If he had the chance
He has so many questions
So many things to say
“Sorry I wasn’t there” to start
“I thought it’d be okay”
Life is fragile, live it well
You only get one chance
You either sit out on the side
Or you get in and dance
The past is gone and buried
The future is bright and new
But whenever I think of it
It leads me back to you
How proud you’d be of me dad
Of what I will become
Of all I will accomplish
When all is said and done
But what you’d say I’ll never know
Until we meet someday
In heaven on a cloud up there
It seems so far away
The last chance I had for a chat
Was back that very night
But how was I supposed to know
You’d be taken to the light?
As he leaves he glances back
His heart still wants to know
What exactly would He have said
11 years ago
Always missing you Dad. In my mind and in my heart always
Spread the lovin’
Rob Valentine