Don’t try so hard to find me
The shades are pulled
And no ones home
The loss of a loved one
Has put our faith to test
Staring anger in the face
For if we don’t believe
He cannot be in a better place
Can never find eternal rest
And I stand over his casket
Staring down at him
I know his face
And this is not it
He cannot be this man
Cold and lifeless
It can’t be true
Grandfather,
Where are you hiding?
This cannot be you.
In your hospital gown
I can almost see the resemblance between them
But they are not the same
You are all to blame
Why did you bring me here,
To trick me?
I didn’t want to believe it.
I couldn’t stand to see him like this
But there he is
Little children cry
How much you meant to them
And those who don’t quite understand
Play quietly at the sides
And as I ache for the loss
That can be felt throughout the room
I grieve for those
Who will not remember your face in years to come
Those who have not shared
Years, love and memories
With you, a dead man.
These tears they grace the room with memories of you
We loved you
Where have you run off to?
Please come back to us
Hold our hands
And tell us it’ll be okay
The last time I saw you
We sat in your backyard
And you told me all of your stories
The ones everyone else had already heard
But you loved to talk
And I took it all in
Did you know that it was the last time we would speak,
That it was your only chance to share your life with me?
And I cannot stand here
And watch your lifeless form
Waste away like candle wax
Come back to us
Just for one more day
Even if it’ll be your last
And we’ll lose you all over again
For the chance
To see you
The way you once were.
I beg by the side of your bed
Don’t leave us,
Not like this
With so much pain.
Say goodbye child
He’s gone and not coming back
I’ll never forget you
The memories like tears
And the tears combined with memories
Each word digging the hole deeper
A crevice left by you
Can you do this?
And you were so peaceful when you left
But you left us in empty cold grief
Shaking us
And breaking us down
To your level
Until we wish to crawl into the coffin with you
And sleep forever
In place of you
And let you keep giving to the world
Everything you have to offer
Where are you?
Are you happy?
All I know is that I miss you
Please come back to us.
“Grandpa”
The words whispered like that of an uncertain child
“Goodbye.”
My mutterings
Opened the flood gates.
And once the tears started flowing
They wouldn’t stop
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Submission Name: He's Gone
