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he's been on my mind lately still pining for dad like a child so many years ago they said life had gone from him and even if they could revive him he had no brain activity they worked on him on the floor the official place of death and left him there for the police no foul play found they allowed us to lift his still warm body onto dignity's bed my brother had his feet and legs I had his upper body lifelessness' limpness surprised me I almost dropped him as his head fell back I sat down and a deep breath held my heartbeat till a loud, slow heave depleted my lungs I could hear the girls' huddled sobs from another room a dark carriage came to carry him into dusk I wanted to run after him and touch him one more time like a child now and then he creeps into my dreams I can feel the timbre of his voice laugh at his idiosyncratic antics reach a hand onto his shoulder hold him in my memory then wake up and say good bye like a child Del Maximo © 07/30/13
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Jul 30, 2013
Jul 30, 2013 at 8:53 PM UTC
LIKE A CHILD
he's been on my mind lately still pining for dad like a child so many years ago they said life had gone from him and even if they could revive him he had no brain activity they worked on him on the floor the official place of death and left him there for the police no foul play found they allowed us to lift his still warm body onto dignity's bed my brother had his feet and legs I had his upper body lifelessness' limpness surprised me I almost dropped him as his head fell back I sat down and a deep breath held my heartbeat till a loud, slow heave depleted my lungs I could hear the girls' huddled sobs from another room a dark carriage came to carry him into dusk I wanted to run after him and touch him one more time like a child now and then he creeps into my dreams I can feel the timbre of his voice laugh at his idiosyncratic antics reach a hand onto his shoulder hold him in my memory then wake up and say good bye like a child Del Maximo © 07/30/13
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Jul 30, 2013
Jul 30, 2013 at 8:53 PM UTC
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