Please Return

Will he ever come back?

It was only a glimpse

A small piece of memory

Something swept away so quickly

Never to be seen again

The engine roared

My eyes focused on the window

My hands hugging the bag tightly

My stuffed animals resting in my lap

Silently I said goodbye

To something I loved so much

It sat there watching me leave

But he was not watching

That man did not see me off

Nor did he even say goodbye

I only had a few years worth of memories

Now they are gone

Trinkets now whisked away

No pictures to remember old friends

Toys left laying on the floor

My childhood left to rot with him

Memories with him will be forgotten

Never shall he see me

Never will he hug me or kiss me

I won't ever get to hear his voice again

Never again shall I be the same

For he is gone

Ripped away from my life

Letting himself be pulled away

Now I sit here waiting

Now and forever

Awaiting for the return

Of my long lost father...