Michael
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Written on December 27, 2024
for Michael, my uncle and friend - who passed away in 1998
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When I tell the story of you, I want them to see
There was love so alive, love that I can’t describe,
Love that is beyond the grasp of my pen
Love that aches to be felt again.
When I tell the story of you, I want them to know
What you brought into my world,
Was more than a gentle, a light, a smile,
More than the words can express or describe.
When I tell the story of you, I want them to agree
Whatever came to my soul when you left,
Brought me grief that my mind can’t accept.
When I tell the story of you, I want them to fall
As much in love with your heart, your soul
as I have been since I was just a child you taught
to believe in the love that abides in my soul.
When I tell the story of you, I want them to believe
In the magic that makes a child smile,
The melody that reveals what it means to just love.
The song that pours out from the spirit who believes.
When I tell the story of you, I want them to cry
Because when they see what I’ve lost
I want them to know that it is more than my heart…
It is a friend, a feeling, a faith that whatever comes
Someone special is here to stay,
Someone I treasure, who will never go away,
Someone who I love – more than I can say!
When I tell the story of you, my dear uncle
I want the words to weep
Because when I remember what I lost, there’s an echo…
Saying that my heart still bleeds,
And, though I still breath, my soul agrees…
When I tell the story of you, they need to see –
There is a silence in my life,
That only your love can remove,
A silence so awkward and loud,
Only in heaven will I find a calm to sooth
The grief that came to me – when I lost you.
Copyright © Regina Mcintosh | Year Posted 2024
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