seeing you dead

by Faye Churchill
(Wakefield)

I wrote this poem for my fathers funeral

DAD

You don't know what you've got till its gone,
Or so I've heard them say.
I never knew how true that was
Till the day you passed away.

A shadow of your former self
When I saw you on that bed.
Your body just an empty shell
That's when I realised you were dead.

I cant believe you left me
Without even saying goodbye,
You won't believe the pain you've caused
And how much you've made me cry.

But deep down I know that now
You're where you want to be,
With your mum, dad and brother
In perfect harmony.

And dad until we meet again
I really need to say
How much I really love you
In each and every way.

SLEEP TIGHT DAD