To my grandfather;; A tribute

My grandfather was only 66,

On September 25, 2010

When he left this world.

I miss him,

More than I have shown.

I haven’t cried,

Haven’t let my emotions be seen.

Though normally,

I can barely keep

My head level.

Why now,

Do I have the ability

To keep a lid tightly sealed?

Hearts seem to beat slower

During a funeral,

Or a memorial.

Tears fall faster than most realize.

We take the time to grieve,

Those who have left this earth.

Some leave without pain,

Without suffering.

Others pass on without remembering

The day before,

Or that they told their son,

Directly for the first time,

“I love you, Scott.”

My dad became a little misty-eyed

As he said,

“I love you, too, Dad…”

Liver cancer made my grandpa give up

On living.

A severe infection

Put him in pain.

Mersa in his blood,

Made him lose

His last shred of hope…

Papa Mike,

You will forever be remembered

In our hearts,

And in our spirits.

I love you, Papa…

I miss you…