Remembrances
remembrances, of dad
so alive. now silent.
shall i speak it
shall i speak of sadness
not sorrowing grief
but inconvenient sadness
the gaps
the gaps of a father i did not know
did not understand
the child he once was
the man who lived and fathered me
the first of his siblings to die
they came and watched wordlessly
pre-occupied in scattered thoughts
the long goodbye
uttered over and over
long after dad left us
yet i am still
now calling, now whispering
goodbye.
Copyright © Jay Lo | Year Posted 2015
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