RIP
five years ago in june, you left us
they said you had heart problems
I guess that explained the
huffing and puffing
and how you would
run out of breath
but then why is it that
they said they would fix you
but you never left that hospital...,
not without saying goodbye
and why is it that
you were in the ICU
but...I never got to see you
not until the funeral...
I miss the times you
used to sit outside
and read the paper
the way you took care
of your garden
and all the vegetables you grew
I miss the time you came
to john street school at 3 o clock
with an umbrella
so I didn't have to walk home in the pouring rain
I even missed that one time
when you pinched me on the side
of my arm because i turned
off the TV while you were watching the news
I really miss those times
but I guess you're here in spirit
through these poems
and these pictures
and through the flowers
that bloom and
the vegetables that grow
and through the news channel
and even through the
pouring rain as im walking
home from school.