Thanksgiving Morning 2016

Two nights before thanksgiving

Is when I got the news.

They say you fought hard

But reality is what hurts.

I try hard to fight the tears

But what I hear next, is even worse.

They say you won't make it through the night

That's when the tears come out in spurts.

All I hear is silence

In this brightly lit hall.

My mind seems to stop

As I stand here on this floor.

I look at you and see my childhood

And I can't hold it anymore.

The tears stream down my face

As I get lost in thoughts of you.

Remember back in fifth grade,

When singing was all we'd do?

We'd sit and write songs

About things we thought we knew.

We would act like we were famous.

God, how time flew.

Now I stand here

In this hall,

I can't believe this is you.

It feels like it was just yesterday

When I would pass you in the hall

Or when we dressed in orange for the game

Of powderpuff, to watch football.

And there's so much I can't remember

But how I wish I could recall,

As I watch you lay in this bed

Throughout the nightfall.

It was thanksgiving morning

When I heard that you had passed.

You had fought a long battle

But are now pain free at last.