We are young
Maybe not forever
Being carefree
Moments don't last

Sometimes our paths are set in stone
Burning out too soon
Leaving someone
A family
Alone

I've learned of you
Through family and friends
The best was always said
You were a best friend
Before a dad

But
You became a dad
Unknowing that the future was short
Two sons, your name
The seeds you planted
Each, each other
Never the same

We have grown up on different paths
Never forgetting
Our father
Who didn't have a choice
To not be there
Because cancer is a ****
Gave you the last time with us
Being sick

We don't judge you
We only miss you
And try to be the men
You would have wanted us to be