Descending Into Age

You were my hero and my rock You were the reason why I am who I am You were so strong and quick witted A very charismatic gentleman You taught me so much about life As well as teaching me manners and class I always looked up to you And I always will Now I see a man who is descending into age As we all do But I feel helpless as I don’t know How to spark your interests Your passions And your zest for life As I see you so thin and frail in front of me Your memory is fading away But not my memories of how you made me laugh How you made me feel important And how you made me feel life is supposed to be more than Just going through the motions But that’s what you are doing now And it hurts me so I don’t know what to do I am weighed down with worry If I haven’t told you But I do say it as much as I remember every day That I love you dearly So for tonight I try to sleep Knowing you are alone in your home Hoping you will arise with the sun And I will awaken With a feeling of uneasiness So I will call to hear your soft voice And to tell you again that I love you dad I always have And I always will Tomorrow has no guarantee So I am thankful for today