I saw you as you were, <br />Not as the person I last viewed - <br />You were handsome, strong and good, <br />Movie star looks and a great smile. <br /> <br />The body that died that day <br />Was small and shrunken... <br />Withered and skeleton appearing. <br />Nothing like you were. <br /> <br />You didn't want me around, <br />You wanted to die alone... <br />And I granted you, your wish... <br />Leaving you dying solitarily. <br /> <br />I said I'd see you next <br />Up there...and you nodded. <br />You'll be as I remember you, <br />Full of vigor and strength. <br /> <br />I may not know you right off, <br />Nor you, me... <br />But who's to say. what we <br />will discover, <br />on that great and glorious day?<br /><br />david lessard<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-remembrance-of-my-father/
