Until we meet again

As I sit beside your bed and watch your breathing slow,
theres so many things I need to say before it’s time to go,

it wasn’t meant to be like this,
this cannot be the end,
so many years ahead of us,
Please can we just pretend?

that this is not reality,
its all just in my mind,
ill soon wake up and shake it off,
or please let me rewind,

but your chest no longer rises, 
you’ve breathed your final breath,
how am I supposed to handle life,
now you’ve accepted death,

your golden heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest,
heavens now a better place,
inheritting the best,

All that remains is memories,
and the stories that you told,
id heard them 50 times or more,
but they never got too old,

the strength you showed was unparalleled,
the love you gave unmatched,
you taught me how to be a man, 
not how to be detached,

my every thought relates to you,
”what would my old dad say?”
you’ve steered me right for all these years,
but this is the final day,

Now I’m on my own two feet,  
not quite ready but it’s time,
to show you just how well you’ve done,
its now my turn to shine,

gone but not forgotten,
you’re imprinted in my brain,
ill love you till the end of time,
until we meet again
❤️