Moments

A poem of sorts about my father's death and my regrets.

Like a curse placed by mocking devils

You are on my mind every moment,

And it is these moments I wish I could forget;

The moment that I thought I would see you again,

But knew I wouldn't.

The moment where I should have been there

But weren't.

The moment where your warm embrace

Wasn't something I took for granted.

The moment where I thought visiting

Would have been a waste of time.

The moment when you needed me

But I was weak,

And that's all it took; a moment.

A moment for you to succumb

And to slip away,

A moment for you to fade into memory

And it was because of this I saw my errors;

I could have taken that moment to call you

That moment to remind you of my love for you

That moment to make that last hug longer

But I didn't bother.

And now you are gone, ashes bottled by time,

And we shall never see each other again.

And all it takes now is

A touch of your marble nameplate

To relive every memory I've had of you

In that moment.