Walking in,
A large room, empty.
My mom, my sister, and my aunts.
They scatter around the room to set stuff up as my mom cries.
I walk over to the wooden box holding my father,
I stare into his closed eyes that once shined a beautiful blue.
His once over heated body,
Cold as ice.
I place my hand upon his,
I cry and say,
"It'll be ok daddy, I love you and miss you. But we'll be ok. Eventually."
I can still see his eyes lighting up with pride,
See him smiling with pure joy,
Feel his warm bear hugs that were like no other.
But with his journey of growth wrapped around my neck that I'll forever wear with pride and love,
He will always be by my side.
Blue eyes shining,
A wide goofy grin upon his face,
Always giving me those overpowering and comforting bear hugs.
His big heart took up all the space that he was,
The memory of him will always play in our heads as if it's the movie of his short, yet full life.
He was the best man,
The best father,
And by far the best person I will ever know.
And I had the greatest pleasure of having him in my life.
Thank you for showing me what I deserve,
Thank you for showing me I can take the world if I want it,
Thank you for being there,
And thank you for showing me how much I'm worth.
I will love you forever and always.
And one day,
In the future we'll all be together again.
We'll be the perfectly imperfect family that we've always been.
I couldn't ask for a better guardian angel to watch over me.
I love you daddy,
I promise one day,
One day,
Our family will live in the stars,
Dance with the other Angels,
And laugh like we've never laughed before.
I promise,
One day.