A Man I'Ll Never Know

A man I'll never know By Michelle Morris 06/02/2023 You are a man I'll never know Tied up in my very existence All I know is what others share All I see is photographs from the past I look at you, frozen in time No emotions are experienced How can I love you, my blood? A stranger that looks a bit like me? I look in the mirror And I am like no one else I look into my soul And my differences are marked I wonder what we could've had? I wonder what our life could've been? I wonder what our family would've felt If we had ever had a chance to meet? I love the idea of you I love what you could mean But we do not have a relationship For we never met in reality Even your death was hidden from me We passed each other by like strangers Maybe we could meet again One day when I'm in Heaven You are a man I'll never know Important to me being here But that's all you'll ever be As much as I could wish it differently I am grateful that you existed But still saddened by our story Maybe in another life We'll get to know each other more We can't change our past We can't plan a future But I know that God has a plan That is beyond our lifetime and knowing © Michelle Morris, 2023