I've come a long way just to say goodbye,
'eaven help me, my accent disappears
veritably overnight as a child,
enunciate the words, read aloud, cry,
cry, cry, nothing lasts forever, my dad
on his deathbed, unseen by me, appears
morbidly in a dream like a breeze, mild,
engaging with sorrow and loss, the cost,
as we all know of working hard, my bad,
let the world know, family comes first, unless,
of course, along the way, bad blood mixes
notions of discipline and harm, I guess
given a chance again, there'd be fixes
welcome to all parties involved, the lost
agnostic lamb of God does not believe,
yet believes in the possibility,
just as tomorrow is unknown, all time
under the spell, linear motion, weave
spells and tapestries to connect the dots,
tie events, interconnectivity,
to accept with humility my crime
of omission, to not take part in death,
suffering is a part of life, blindspots
as we change lanes on the highway, the road
yesterday is never the same, to step
gently in the river, carry a load,
of course, a beautiful woman, to schlep
old memories around, just take a breath,
does a body good to let go of thoughts,
blood flows from the heart throughout the body,
yet bad blood clots the flow, a hot toddy
entices me to forget, loops and knots.
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