You held my hand once

My dad died of terminal cancer last October. Just before he died, he called to tell me he loved me. Those were his last words to me.....

You held my hand once, 

not too long ago,

i once lay quiet beside you,

and watched your breathing,

not knowing,

when your last breath might be.

I saw with my own eyes, 

your life slip away from me,

gently letting go of my fingers,

reminded me of the day, 

you taught me,

how to ride a bike,

how to bandage a wound,

the right way,

Your words like a soft breeze,

echo in my head over and over,

I wish i had more time with you,

i wish i had known how sick you were,

i wish i had known.

You once held my hand,

You once tucked me into bed,

and wished sweet dreams to me.

You once wiped tears from my face,

embracing me with that big bear hug of yours,

Once, not too long ago, you held my hand,

gently letting go of my fingers,

like a hush, you were gone,

You once held my hand,

not too long ago,

that is all i need to know.....

Reviews

[Crusaderscross]

Your poem is really sad. But what I take from it is quite simple actually. The love, and memories of childhood present is this poem is what got me not the sad part. do not get me wrong, I am really sorry for your loss. But the message here is that goodby is never actually goodbye. Loved it

[Dream Weaver]

This is so sadly beautiful and painfully heartfelt....

[Fabian Franco]

This is beautiful and I'm sorry for your loss.