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One Last Time

A Song About My Father

By Cheyenne GrandelPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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It was middle of August,

And I remember looking at you,

Looking at me,

First time in six years,

Holding back the tears.

Then I turned fifteen,

And I was told you had cancer,

They they would find an answer,

But that was an empty promise never granted.

On my seventeenth birthday,

I was so selfish,

So focused on me,

That I couldn't see,

You were dying,

And now I am left crying,

Thinking that that was the last I ever saw you,

And I never got to say I love you,

Or goodbye.

[Chorus]

I'm trying to stay strong like you'd want me to be,

But don't you see?

My world is falling apart without you.

If I could do it all again,

I'd take the chance,

Just to tell you I love you,

One last time.

Now I'm eighteen, in college, making my way in the world,

Thinking of how you don't get to see your little girl,

Fall in love,

Or walk her down the aisle,

And see her smile.

To grow old and have my kids sit on your lap,

And call you pap.

[Chorus]

I took time for granted and now I'm paying the price,

Only myself to blame,

For the single flame,

The I wish was still in my life,

This pain like a knife.

But I still go on because I am your daughter,

And I don't give up,

So today, I reconstruct.

[Chorus x2]

heartbreak
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Cheyenne Grandel

Writing is speaking your mind on paper.

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