A Year On, The Sparkle Gone
I closed the lids
On distant eyes
That told me you were gone
I kissed your brow
And promised that
We’d meet before too long
You waited for me
To return
Before you would let go
The memories
Only the two of us
Could ever know
Dear Father I am sorry
That your son
Could not eclipse
The goodness in your heart
That brought
Your loving boy such bliss
But when you left
I was not ready
To assume the part
The space you left
Too big to fill
By my devoted, lonely, shattered heart