Save a Spot

i remember the time on a cold winters day
when i was called home from school
dad told me mama that you passed away 
and his heart was crying for you                     

we all cried a lot on that day mom
me and dad and sister sal
some say it seems like only yesterday
but to me it seems like a thousand days of hell

it hurt dad so much you see 
and he couldnt hold up his head
it even got worse just a while ago
when he learned that sally was dead

dad took to drinking a lot after that
and he couldnt carry on that way
mom save him a spot in heaven with you
because dad he just died today

now save me a spot in heaven with you
because soon mom i am coming home
tell the good lord to make us a spot
so we will never again be alone
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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November 19, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Sad poem Larry, but full of love. It might read easier with some punctuation..I like it! BG
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