The space you left in this family is hollow
Cold hands upon my cheek
That’s the last thing I remember about you

I should have been there sooner
I should have told you I loved you more
I should have told you thank you

How could you be gone
I stand outside and the sun hits my skin
I close my eyes
It doesn’t feel like you are gone

There is no poetry to describe the way I felt
Watching them take your body away
It is like a morning that never ends
Time stands still in a empty strange place
Where you no longer were

Just so you know,
Gammy never left your side
And when they did finally take you away,
She laid in your spot for hours

We miss you, we miss you
I have had you in my life for twenty three years
It will never have been long enough
With a beautiful soul
Like yours Papaw.