Dad and Son, Dad and Daughter.
04/22/22.
Dad...
You left us tonight.
I wasn't ready for you to go.
I'd have never been ready,
Nor prepared to say goodbye.
And as I collapsed on the ground, hearing of the news of your passing,
Tears and emotions overwhelmed me.
Someone I love, called me.
My daughter.
And as long as it had been since we last spoke,
It was fitting that it was Her,
That gave me the sad news.
Both of us blindsided.
Both of us grieving.
Connected by the love of one man.
My Dad. My father. Her grandfather.
Her Papa.
How many years in-between?
8 at least, 12 or more before.
Too many years,
Too long of in-betweens.
Agreed to meet, face to face,
And I'll not judge, argue or criticize.
Just listen with an open mind,
An open heart.
To get us back where we belong,
Father and Daughter,
Like we were from the start.
My Mother's passing,
I was there,
And my daughter wasn't able to.
My Father's passing,
She was there,
I wasn't able to.
Something in common,
A bond,
In love and life,
In loss and death.
We'll miss them,
But we still have each other,
Till my time comes,
And I take my last breath.
Kelly.
Elizabeth Kelley
Dad...
You left us tonight.
I wasn't ready for you to go.
I'd have never been ready,
Nor prepared to say goodbye.
And as I collapsed on the ground, hearing of the news of your passing,
Tears and emotions overwhelmed me.
Someone I love, called me.
My daughter.
And as long as it had been since we last spoke,
It was fitting that it was Her,
That gave me the sad news.
Both of us blindsided.
Both of us grieving.
Connected by the love of one man.
My Dad. My father. Her grandfather.
Her Papa.
How many years in-between?
8 at least, 12 or more before.
Too many years,
Too long of in-betweens.
Agreed to meet, face to face,
And I'll not judge, argue or criticize.
Just listen with an open mind,
An open heart.
To get us back where we belong,
Father and Daughter,
Like we were from the start.
My Mother's passing,
I was there,
And my daughter wasn't able to.
My Father's passing,
She was there,
I wasn't able to.
Something in common,
A bond,
In love and life,
In loss and death.
We'll miss them,
But we still have each other,
Till my time comes,
And I take my last breath.
Kelly.
Elizabeth Kelley