I Will Never Forget

by Alan
(New York, NY)

I carry you with me, forever

Your life mattered

You were my hero

You were taken away far too soon

Do you now see me as a man?

You would be 84 years old today

But in my mind’s eye, you remain 47

I was just shy of 10 and a half years old

I came home from school

Mom said you weren’t feeling well

I never saw you again

March 14, 1927 was the date of your birth

I will never forget my father