Tears,
Cascading down my cheek,

Pain,
Swarming, consuming, my spirit,

The words, I’m Leaving stuck in my mind.
I clasp tightly to my fathers’ hand,
thinking he can’t go if I hold on.
I won’t be far I just won’t be here.
Those are the words I held onto.
The words I trusted.
I hold on tighter, I wrap my legs around his,
he can’t go if I’m attached to him.

Smiles,
Spread across my face.

Nothing,
Across my brothers.

We opened our cards,
Money, gift cards, e-mails.
He knew there was a catch,
I look up and see his face, still.
What’s this for?
He seemed angry, or confused.
I’m Leaving.
Again, he had already left once, again?
I slid down the booth closer to him,
Grabbed his hand, tight.
Florida.
He lied, he said he wouldn’t be far,
Those words I had held onto for two years were a lie.

Tears,
Cascading down my cheek,
Pain,
Swarming, consuming, my spirit.

I watched them lower him down,
And all I could think of was those words that never left my mind,
I’m Leaving