Day By Day
Day by Day
A single tear drop rolled down your check as I held your hand and whispered in your ear,
I’m here.
I drove all night and day hoping I would make it in time.
When I first got to your room
I could feel in my weak legs... the doom
I ran to your side, grabbed your hand and kissed your head.
And you opened your eyes!
And smiled...
For the last time
There I remained until the doctors came,
to show me your scan and give me the news that this was farewell.
Could you hold on a bit longer, wait for my sister and my brother to get there?
I hated to think, to contemplate, the need to ask you to wait
or set you free but I know you and you know me and there was but one choice.
So I held your hand and rubbed your head and reminisced of all the times you did comfort me or wiped a tear or took one for the team.
Then all were there and hand in hand we said farewell and asked god to take you in his care
and to the universe we returned you fair.
Here I am months later and I can’t let go I still see you there and hear you so when I think to call times too few. How do I go on without you, what was it you used to say? Oh yes I remember now, “day by day”.