First Tears First Pain
It was a day when I was a bit younger
I saw tears in my dads eyes
Never seeing my dad this way before
I asked him why the disguise?
He said "I'm going to have an operation"
"And I'm not sure I am going to make it"
But me being the foolish one that I was
Said "Oh come on dad,I know you can take it"
That day came,everything was going fine
So I figured that all went well
But then that's when that telephone rang
And it blew me all to hell
It was my mom on the other line
Her voice all crackling,and in tears
I then asked her what was wrong?
Because I hadn't heard her that way in years
She said "Daddy's dead, he's gone"
"He didn't make it through the operation"
I said "What?" of course in instant shock
It was that second in life,I had no preperation
Suddenly my mind began to race
For the very first time,my eyes started filling with tears
This was the first day I started to feel a pain in my heart
That I have now carried with me through all my years
Contest:Any Emotional Poem
Dan Kearley 8-24-11
Copyright © Dan Kearley | Year Posted 2011
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