Category:  Death Poems
Subcategory: Father Death Poems

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Rating: 4.47

I wrote this poem right after my dad died. He was only 56 years old, but he became very ill and we had to make the decision to let him go. He was my best friend, and I will always miss him!

Letting You Go

©Emily Guthrie

my one true rock
a shoulder in which I could rely
for whenever I was angry
or when I needed a good cry.

you were the strongest man
that I had ever knew
but when I saw you in that hospital bed
your feet were turning so blue.

"there's no chance"
the doctor would say
no matter what we could do
we could not make you stay.

unresponsive, unable to speak,
unable to feel anything but pain
everything that they could do
would all be in vain.

"stop the test" we ordered
"keep him as comfortable as can be"
as hard as it was for us
we had to set him free.

the next two days
slowly drifted by
all that I could do
was hold your hand and cry.

for here is this man
the strongest man I ever knew
and I couldn't figure out
how I'd survive in this crazy world without you.

and as you took your final breathes
tears formed in your eyes
for as hard as it was for us
it was hard for you to say goodbye.

God said it was your time
so you slowly picked your hands up
and held them to the sky
you took your final breathes
and just like that.....you were gone.

I know you're with mom now
dancing and being free
and when we get to Heaven
we will all get to see.

see you and your smiling face
laughing, and walking pain free
we'll get to say our I love you's
we'll be as happy as can be.

until then I'll miss your more and more each day
no matter what I do
the world is a far lonelier place
without you.

I love you daddy
and I'll miss you
more than you'll ever know
as much as this hurts me----I'm letting you go.

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