Fact

A tribute to the best and wisest man I've ever known.

 

He seemed Immortal

He seemed impossible and everlasting

Towering above me like some mighty monolith

A paragon of all to which I should aspire

Teaching me what it is to care and understand

So strong and sure

So permanent and invulnerable

A fact in the universe

Irreplaceable and immoveable

 

He wasn’t immortal

He was all too fallible and finite

Towering above me like a shrine of my misery

A loss from which I can never truly recover

Struck down so easily and vanishing from my world overnight

So fleeting and cruel in hindsight

So shattering and painful

A fact in the universe

Irreplaceable and unforgettable

Reviews

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

Sounds like you had a 'strong male presence' in your life growing up...This is a fitting tribute to a man who took the time to be a role model for you. Death gets jealous, and robs us of our jewels.

[Brett Pritchard]

Thank you for your thoughts. It was a little more ... complex ... than a role model. It was taking to me on an equal level, and not being afraid to tell me when I was foolish or wrong. I was a stupid kid back then. Unable like so many of that bothersome age to take advice or guidance.
My father wasn't a perfect man. Indeed like all he was replete with flaws. But now, standing here as the man I am, with the experiences I had, I'm able to appreciate what he spent my upbringing trying to show me. This piece is basically a representation of how the man appeared from the perspective of the child. And then how he appears through the disillusioned gaze of adult hood. Not just the cruel hand of death snatching him away. But also the fact that he was never as perfect as he appeared from the eyes of a child....

[Quill~]

This is a profound tribute. I can feel your words tearing at the seams of your heart. I cannot fathom such shattering emotions. Your writes have a vulnerable quality that I find endearing, Brett. A heart breaking piece.

[Brett Pritchard]

Thank you.
With Fathers Day coming up this weekend, I found this .. a cathartic write.

Thanks for the kind words.

BP

[Quill~]

I'm sorry for your loss... *giving you a hug right now*