Leaving Too Soon

Leaving Too Soon
(Dedicated to my Dear Father)


The earth was hard and frozen
As they lay your coffin in the ground
Something inside has broken
Now that you were hell or heaven bound
I wanted to hear your voice,
Even if it’s cursing us real loud
Just one more chance to rejoice
And to finally make you proud
I have never imagined
How lonely it would feel without you
Always afraid and threatened,
Trying to please you in all I do
Took one last glance at the shell
That locked your spirit, forty-eight years
Carnation, evergreen smell
Mixed with the salted taste of my tears
There was emptiness throughout,
The silence broke by a commanding voice
I jumped and held back a shout,
But I saw the face… it wasn’t yours


First Published by Spark Literary Journal in May 2020.