Forever Changed-The Epilogue

Forever Changed: The Epilogue Face to face, we meet again, if only in dream, A vision of you, a vision of me, reflecting in the clear glistening stream, We need to talk, to free my soul, It is time- I want to I have to I need to be whole. On that day thirty-three years ago, It was you, oh you, who chose to go, The guilt all consuming, my soul rotting away, It wasn’t my fault, oh no, it was you who lost your way. Your pain, I finally know, led to your death, It smothered you, your very last breath, Your selfish act, your only way out, Help, I need help, why didn’t you call out? So many questions still do remain, Seeing you now I choose to refrain, Let it go, let it be, I am finally free, You no longer have control over me. I forgive you dad for what you did, I am older now, no longer just a kid, My guilt is gone, although pain remains, Over time, though, it will slowly wane. I now have kids of my own who depend on me, To teach them to fly, to teach them to see, That life is a journey of ups and downs, Not stopping when beaten to the ground. Would it be fair, would it be right, To be like you and lose my sight? I can’t do to them what you did to me, For life is not only about me, you see. Goodbye dad, I lay you to rest, Don’t worry about me, I’ve passed the test, Sleep in peace, think often of me, I am whole now, I am finally FREE!