I just wish I could’ve said goodbye I know he wasn’t perfect I know we fought I know we had problems But I loved him I felt that his love was unconditional I wish I could’ve warned him I wish it was me who was taken instead I wish I could know he’s not disappointed in me I wish I could talk to him about all my problems instead of talking to a headstone I wish I could cry in his arms I wish I could’ve said goodbye.
Written on 5/9/25. My father passed when I was 12 and this poem is about the grieving process even years later