Gone Means Forever
On the day that you left us
I did not shed a tear
Not cause I was happy
I'm quite sure it was fear
I was afraid to cry
To show people that feeling
So I held my head high
Looking up at the ceiling
I held my mom
As tears fell from her cheek
and smiled when I found out
She'd be gone till next week
I was happy she left
To say one last goodbye
While Mary and I stayed home
And still I did not cry
I played my part well
Staying strong for my mom
I was her shoulder to cry on
Because you were gone
Yet at night I would lay
In my bed wide awake
When I was all alone
That's when my shoulders would shake
When no one could see me
I would cry on and on
I would cry for the memories
Sad cause you were gone
To the world a brave face
All alone I was scared
To show such emotion
Was more than I dared
Then one day I relized
I'd made a mistake
Then with my mom right beside me
My shoulders started to shake
For why should I hide
All alone in my room
I was merely a child
And I loved you too
I felt a lot better
After I'd cried
After I'd mourned
the fact that you'd died
Being strong for my family
That I will still do
Yet now I will make sure
That I can cry too
Goodbye papa
I'll see you again
Gone may mean forever
But it's never the end
IN MEMORY OF "PAPA" THE BEST
GRANDFATHER I HAVE EVER KNOWN
(july 12th 2012)
Copyright © Anne Hessler | Year Posted 2013
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