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He Left Me In 1984
He Left Me in 1984
David J Walker
He left me everything he had
unique
the way that fathers
Never seem to say
Exactly what they mean like
I love you
He left me with my slice of
The sense of guilt
Between a father and a son
Things not said
Things left undone
At best, assumption and
Hopeful presumption
He left me absorbed in
The grief of vague questions
An empty bank of faith
Of long-held belief
Replaced with wraith
memories
He left me letters I still read
As If I am still far away
in uniform
Hungry for news of the day
From home
Hoping to get there soon
Praying it won’t be long
He left me at the end of a
Phone call
Asking if I could come and
See him
One more time again
Soon I said
God Bless you and your family
He replied
The last words between us
Before he died
He left me in 1984
I was 30
He was 74
I wanted more
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