Friday, December 10, 2021

Father Son Reunion

a father son reunion has all but been forgotten,

years ago it was, as I have seen the photographs

and while there was nothing written down to

prove that it happened...  it is well remembered

inside my memories, not just my imagination;

a father son reunion happened on Thanksgiving Day

as I ate the turkey that was brought to you...

as you were only interested in the gravy and dressing

and our guest ate the roll placed on the side dish

while you were getting propped up in the bed;

a father son reunion did not happen as often

as one would have thought and not for us since

we were always miles apart on our thoughts but

in those years divorced from the reality of our lives,

growing stronger and more determined in separation;

a father son reunion happened quite inconspicuously

as I had originally just stopped by on my way to

another destination where inlaws were grouped

and no one was ever invited as the road was very

very narrow on the way to where they lived;

a father son reunion was merely a part of destiny

as on that day, in that year, our paths were to cross

along with our hearts that had been involuntarily

put out to pasture to live on the stories of memories

and feast on the remembrances of association;

our father son reunion was absooute and final as the

next day before I arrived you passed away, leaving me

with the memory of our last day together and no regrets

in either of our minds that there should have been more.


14 October 2021


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