Once a man… twice a child…something I remember my dad saying
so many friends and family gathered around me… the eldest praying
Once full of life… energy abound…
strong hands... that once broke the ground
A once stern look in his eyes… coupled with love... and security
he was what a dad was suppose to be
I can smell it now…
but for my mother… I have to be strong… some how
They say that God's voice is like many waters… I think that I can hear Him
feel the sorrow in my tears… as they reach my eyes rim
Like fingerprints… his laugh was so unique
and you could feel the love in his heart… every time he would speak
I am not done learning… he has taught me so much…
life is going to be so unbearable… without his fatherly touch
I’m losing control…
my hearts beginning to unfold
I can remember the first fish that I ever caught…to me it was as big as a whale
my dad smiled at me… and said “son, you have done well”
I can remember dad buying me my first car…
a 7 year old jalopy… I felt like a star
All of the wonderful things he had done for me… I took most of them for granted
there were so many hopes, dreams and ideas he had planted
There are so many precious memories…
as I hear from my mother... to God… her pleas
As her tears covered the earth… with visions of tomorrow…
I could feel the pain in her soul… as she expressed her sorrow
I am feeling so much sadness right now… and I do not think anyone knows…
how can anyone possibly understand how I feel… my pain and my woes?
A body without blemish… laying before me with ease…
Lord I beg you!!!... just make him breathe
There is just one more thing to my dad… that I really need to say
Once a man… twice a child… something my dad said often…
now… I am sitting here..
fighting back the tears… as they close his coffin.
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