He’s Gone

In my thirty eight years
Never once a time
My father
Wasn’t there for me
Now I look
Call
Yell out his name
To only echoes
I hear
Then silence
An empty Lazy Boy
I see
Because my father
He’s gone
Gone away from me
My mother and I
His family
His friends
His associates
This world
Those catfish
He was always catching
His fishing hook
Sank down
In a river, pond, or creek
Now they can swim more
Because
Edmund Powell
He’s gone
Gone away from me
My dad
My friend
My best friend
My mentor
My idol
All thee above
But never
My enemy
But all those people
In one
And that morning
When he drew his last breath
I lost
Most of me
I still have love
And my mother
But never again
A father figure
I can trust
With my life
Because
He’s gone
Gone away from me
And I sit
Stare at the tv
In the same Lazy Boy
He sat
And watch movies
And I sleep
In my dad’s bedroom
The same bed
He slept in
And I lay my head on
The same pillow
He took his last breath
But it’s not the same
Of having my father
Standing before me
Because
He’s gone
Gone away from me
Please dad
Come back
I’ll never make you mad
Or worry ever again
I’m wearing your gold chain
That you never took off
It will always be on my neck
Till the day
I draw my last breath
But please
With tears pouring out my eyes
Show me a sign
Visit me at night
So whatever it takes
To let me know
You’re alright
But for now
I’m here
Living
Like you would say
Never Give Up
You instilled in my brain
But it’s not the same
As you telling me
In the flesh
But you’re gone
He’s gone
Gone away from me