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Tears Upon The Page

I remember when you were four

I caught you drawing on the wall

I couldn't get mad

Instead I just laughed

And I still have

The finger print painting

that you made

In fact I had it framed

I have every art piece you made

To remind me that your always here

with me spiritually

 

All These tear drops

That fall upon the page

Creating smudged ink stains

As this pen bleeds

Words drenched in sorrow

An empty heart slowly fades

Can't seem to find a way

To release all this pain

Can't seem to find the words to say

I miss you each and everyday

Can't find a logical reason to explain

Why you were taken away

 

Can't forgive God

For what he's done

Just hope he's

Holding you in his arms

Keeping you safe and warm

You got the voices of angels

Who can serenade

And sing you to sleep

I'll keep you safe

Inside of your dreams

 

We were at the hospital

I was sitting beside your bed

And you wiped the tears

Underneath my eyes

Then I heard you say

Daddy please don't cry

I like it better when you smile

So I smiled

Don't say no goodnights or goodbyes

Yeah princess your my little fighter

My inspiration, my perfection

My saviour, my hope, my strength

Your everything I am

I'll carry that with me forever

 

All these tear drops

That fall upon the page

Creating smudged ink stains

As this pen bleeds

Words drenched in sorrow

An empty heart slowly fades

Can't seem to find a way

To release all this pain

Can't seem to find the words to say

I miss you each and everyday

Can't find a logical reason to explain

Why you were taken away

 

Can't forgive God

For what he's done

Just hope he's

Holding you in his arms

Keeping you safe and warm

You got the voices of angels

Who can serenade

And sing you to sleep

I'll keep you safe

Inside of your dreams

 

I still remember

when I heard the doctor say

(There's no heart rate)

That line still haunts me

Your mother and I fell to the floor

Neither of us wanted to get back up

It felt like we cried for hours

And then I felt

something give me strength

Then I remembered what you said

Daddy please don't cry

I like it better when you smile

So I pulled myself back up

from the floor

Took your mother in my arms

Carried her back to the car

You were every step

You were every breath

 

All These tear drops

That fall upon the page

Creating smudged ink stains

As this pen bleeds

Words drenched in sorrow

An empty heart slowly fades

Can't seem to find a way

To release all this pain

Can't seem to find the words to say

I miss you each and everyday

Can't find a logical reason to explain

Why you were taken away

 

Can't forgive God

For what he's done

Just hope he's holding

You in his arms

Keeping you safe and warm

You got the voices of angels

Who can serenade

And sing you to sleep

And I'll keep you safe

Inside of your dreams

 

I still remember when

I heard the priest say

May she rest with angels

watching over her

May they share there

infinite love on high

May they protect

her blessed soul

Let the Lord take her

Into his loving arms

To keep her safe from harm

I said Amen to that princess

And I've seen you in the stars

Yeah you'll never be to far

For we are always

With in each other's hearts

 

All these tear drops

That fall upon the page

Creating smudged ink stains

As this pen bleeds

Words drenched in sorrow

An empty heart slowly fades

Can't seem to find a way

To release all this pain

Can't seem to find the words to say

I miss you each and everyday

Can't find a logical reason to explain

Why you were taken away

 

Can't forgive God

For what he's done

Just hope he's holding

You in his arms

Keeping you safe and warm

You got the voices of angels

Who can serenade

And sing you to sleep

And I'll keep you safe

Inside of your dreams

 

Sometimes I sit in your empty room

Imagine you playing, drawing

Creating all those games

You used to play

With your vivid imagination

A world of your creation

It's like your still here

I can feel your essence

I can feel your presence

In this place

It's where I go to relive your memory

That you left for me

 

All these tear drops

That fall upon the page

Creating smudged ink stains

As this pen bleeds

Words drenched in sorrow

An empty heart slowly fades

Can't seem to find a way

To release all this pain

Can't seem to find the words to say

I miss you each and everyday

Can't find a logical reason to explain

Why you were taken away

 

Can't forgive God

For what he's done

Just hope he's holding

You in his arms

Keeping you safe and warm

You got the voices of angels

Who can serenade

And sing you to sleep

And I'll keep you safe

Inside of your dreams

 

©2018 Written By Benji James

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Jun 23, 2018
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This is a fictional piece of work that I wrote back in 2015 I wanted people to experience and feel through a heart-wrenching piece of writing and this is what I came up with and the journey that I chose to take people on.

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