Grief Plays CDs

December 18 is our oldest son's birthday.

Jeremy died in 1992

at the young age of 22.

His absence sits with my grief,

in their car, playing CDs

Of my now foggy memories.

The bastards leave their car window open

So that my heart can hear.

They keep it turned loud enough

To reach my ears,

And low enough

To hear me cry.

That is why
They wait to slither

Out of their car

And wrap their arms around me.

They do not come to comfort me.

They can't.

They come to drink my tears,

And whisper, "Jeremy is dead."

Their words bang and bang inside my head.

Making more tears flow,

More tears that they can drink

More tears that make me think

And make me wish that I would

Bring him back if I could.

And then I hear his voice
Deep inside me
Sewing my heart's rips and tears
One stitch at a time.
"I did what I needed to do, Dad.
You loved me and I needed that.
You made me laugh
You made me cry
You taught me so much

With your example.
I watched and copied you

Especially those things that I knew
Would help me be
What I wanted to be,

You encouraged me

To be my best
You showed me how to share

From the heart.
And I gave my heart,
I gave liver and kidneys too
Not even my death
With my lifeless body

Could stop me from saving a life or two

Or three or four

And maybe more..
I'm sorry that my death make your heart hurt.

And from your eyes sad tears squirt.
Don’t forget 

That I never neglect
To visit you 

Whenever you 

Cry for me.
I love you, Dad.
Here is a cyber hug for you from me:
((((((Dad))))))

Welcome Home, Veterans

I am grateful for businesses that honor veterans for Veterans Day.

There is a lot to be said

for a citizen who is led

by his commitment to his country

to be willing to sign

on the dotted line

that he will defend

The constitution to the end.
And for those of us who fought

In lands far away

For our freedom and for others’

“Welcome home,” I say.

And to the parents and siblings

Of our fallen brothers and sisters

We cry with you for your loss

Because they were truly

Our brothers and sisters, too.

Come And Sing With Me

Come And Sing With Me

Come and sing with me.

Play and laugh today.

Come and sing with me

And I’ll chase all your worries away.

Smile a smile today.

Give me a grin.

Do it quickly now.

Go on give in.
Give in to love.

Let it surround you,

Playing your song.

Your voice will astound you

By warming your heart

With joy and laughter.

HA!  HA! HA! HA!

Halloween Worry

Trickery, snickery, knock.
I run around the block
Trying to beat the clock
Before the candy runs out.
And if it does, I'll shout
And yell and scream about
The unfairness of it all
When I should be having a ball
Eating tons of candy, 

after-all.