Pictures

I'm sitting on my bed today

Staring down at a picture of you

Yesterday we heard the news

It just seems so unreal, make belief

You can't really be gone now

They must have made a mistake

A man like you can't be dead

You were so much like a superhero

This is all so surreal

So much misery hidden deep within

All the unspoken words

The promises left hanging there

No more memories to be made

It's time we've said our goodbyes

The funeral is in a couple of days

And I'm still having my doubts

This is all just one big nightmare

There is no way he could have taken your life

He was one of your friends daddy

Maybe if I pinch myself I'd wake up

But that's when it all hit me

In the moments when I realized

That you were actually truly gone

My tears didn't fall but instead I smiled

Because your words rang in my mind

"You mustn't shed tears for me when I part

You mustn't worry if I'm alright

Because as long as you have pictures

I'll always be there with you"

From this very day to the last one

Whenever I'm feeling weak and pathetic

I'll put my best smile on my face

And remember those words he said to me

I will prove to everyone that he isn't gone

That if they close their eyes and concentrate

They'll see him just like I do

Because as long as I have my pictures

He'll always be here by my side

This is all so surreal

So much misery hidden deep within

All the unspoken words

The promises left hanging there

No more memories to be made

It's time we've said our goodbyes

I'm not entirely sure on where you are

But wherever you might be daddy

I'm sure the sun is always shining

And you have no more sad gloomy days

Because all that plays on the TV

Are happy memories and NASCAR

Everything you ever wanted is there

This is all so surreal

So much misery hidden deep within

All the unspoken words

The promises left hanging there

No more memories to be made

It's time we've said our goodbyes

Don't worry about us being down here

Because as long as we have our pictures

You'll always be here with us daddy

Author's Note

I wrote this a long while ago... I wrote the day after my fathers murder.
He was murdered June 4 2005
I wrote this June 5 2005

Thank you for reading. ♥

Also, very first song I ever wrote...

Reviews

[(JR) Joshua Hernandez]

Very powerful! Great work, awesome job.

[Leanne Conway]

Thank you very much.