The Memories of His Life

~~Dedicated to and in memory of
My Grandfather Bob Barber

There was a man
On a journey
Didn’t know
Where it would lead

He did his damage
To people around him
But in his heart
Was hope for forgiveness

That is all one really needs
People may not be so forgiving
But what matters is what’s in the heart
And despite any mistakes, he did love

Met a beautiful woman
They became husband and wife
He hurt her on several occasions
But she stayed with him because of love

That’s what love is
It doesn’t guarantee
We won’t hut the ones we love
But if we love, we love regardless

She did love him and loves him still
She misses him now that he passed away
I think she loves him even more
Because she realizes how much she loved him before

If there was anything I would hope for
I hope he found peace, believed in their love
And that any hurt he may have done
It doesn’t matter, it never did

As his loved ones gather
Dwell on their loss
If I was there, I would tell them
Reflect not on his death

But the memories of his life

© Isaiah Barber

Excerpt from “Path to Serenity II, Grains of Sand”
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