This Christmas Season

I DEDICATE THIS POEM TO MY LATE PARENTS

This Christmas Season, I wish my parents were still around.

But they both died in 2013 and they're buried in the ground.

The last Christmas I spent with them was almost a decade ago.

When a man loses his family, it's sad and it's a devastating blow.

The Christmas of 2012 was the last Christmas I was able to spend with them.

Mom died the following March and Dad's cancer got worse and I also lost him.

It's sad to know that they're both gone and we can't spend this Christmas together.

If you still have your parents, truly appreciate them because they won't live forever.

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[CyraDeLaRiv]

Aww, this is so sad. I am very sorry for your loss. I am in the position that my mom has stage 4 renal cancer, and is struggling. My dad and I have been estranged for years, so I don't have him in my life anymore. (He chose his new wife and step daughters over the rest of his kids.)

Even though they aren't there, you can still honor them by setting plates for them and talking about them. Talk about favorite memories or their favorite Christmas foods, etc. That is how they live in our hearts and minds after they've gone.