Loss of Father Poem

My dad loved me so much and to only be 15 and losing him is so hard. The last thing he said was you'll be here one day is him telling me to take care of myself and the love he gave me.

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I just lost my dad 1 month ago to stage 4 stomach cancer that ended up spreading all over his body, and I honestly cry once in a while. I miss him. I am so lost without him. I am his only kid.

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My Dad Is Gone

Published: August 2008

Sitting on your lap,
so sick I am
but not as sick as I never knew you could be.

Birthdays fly by.
I wish I can have them back.
The biggest gift was sitting on your lap.

Watching you forget things
that you love
from an illness that I wish to destroy.
Only could you remember
the fight we had.
I would apologize time and time again.

Watching you lay there,
fading away is so hard.
The time has come to tell the doc.
As I wait and they tell me you're
off the air support, I can only sit and wait.

You are almost gone
to be with your dad and mom.

The last minute with you
I can never forget -
the look you gave me and the love it meant.
Telling you it is ok to go,
hearing the alarm go
and screaming, "Come back,"
as if I never said it's ok.

The day has come listening
to what people have to say
about you will never go away.
Finally time for putting your urn into the ground.

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