Moments

There are moments in life You will never forget A certain instant in time Some really hard news hits I came home from work About to leave on a trip My mom stopped me and said Your father is sick It's simple though, right? Nothing crazy, no big deal He can take some medication He'll be fine...he can heal But that wasn't the case No, not quite that easy What my mother said next Made my stomach all queasy I heard the word we all hate It's cancer, she said My heart sank so heavy Questions flooded my head Not my dad! No! Don't let it be true How long do we have? Mom! What will we do?! There were tests and scans There was chemo and drugs We grew a little stronger And gave longer hugs That was four years ago And he's still by our side I thank God for each moment For each day he provides Life changed forever That Thursday afternoon Sometimes fear grips my heart That I'll lose him too soon But each day that we have I'm so grateful he's here To share in life's moments Of laughter and tears So pull your family close Take the time to dance Cause one day too soon You might miss your chance