Bye

For my dad, "Good night, sleep tight and pleasant dreams to you. Adios, au revoir, auf wiedersehen Good Night"

The last thing you said to me

For the longest time, I thought we never got to say goodbye- mutually 

I leaned over and said, "Bye Daddy, I love you"

that was the last time I would ever see you

Thoughts have been racing through my head since you left

"I should have stayed," "I should have turned around,"

"Bye" the last thing you said before you left this earth

And I never heard you

I should feel privileged, lucky even

but being lucky would be to have you here to watch 

me grow, learn, and for YOU to teach me things about the world

"There's no such thing as luck Reagan"

But I guess I am lucky

I was lucky to have had time with you

Lucky is having great memories, photos, and home movies

Lucky is remembering your voice and how you made me laugh everyday

"Bye"

You'll never truly be gone

there are pieces of you that shine through me

so, this isn't goodbye

just see you later...alligator

Author's Note

The picture is of my mom and dad in the 90's, my favorite picture of my parents.
My dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2008 and passed away 2/16/2010. He survived by my mother, me, his parents, and his brother.