Some Little Thoughts

 

I shall never see my father again,

I shall never be able to hear him,

I shall never, again, feel those strong arms,

I shall never forget that wonderful man,

 

I shall never see my mother again,

I shall never be able to hear her voice,

I shall never hear her laugh again,

                         

                         

I shall never forget her presence of mind,

 

I shall never be able to show, again,

I shall never be able to tell them,

I shall never, again, be able

I shall never, again, hear of their joys, and of their fears;

 

I yearn for a second chance,

I yearn for a second helping,

I wish that I could back the clock,

I wish that I had told them, daily,

 

And, now, they're gone: I am alone:

Alone with fearful dreams.

Oh, God! My heart is stone,

My limbs are lead,

I feel I should not try

To lift my worthless head;

But mourn, and shed a tear,

 

I've lost my chance to tell them,

All that I should have said,

Oh, God! Please help me,

To let them know

Before I, too, am dead:

That I did love them, daily,

But I was too proud