Why Didn't You Wake Up?

in process...its a tribute to my Uncle Joe...who passed in feb 6 and I said goodbye to yesterday....2021 has been very hard already....

It was such a shock to hear of a loved one passing away in sleep

Why didn't you wake up?

Why didn't someone jump on your bed

like I used to do with you when we were children

Must have been that heaven was a dream

But real all those broken body parts healed

Nothing is a struggle

no more celery juice to drink

in exchange perhaps an angel wing

Its what he deserves

Yet i can't deny seeing you in the box hurt

as we prepared to leave you resting in the dirt

I could no longer hear your voice

I could no longer hear the melody of Hi JoannE

He always knew how to say my name

With sweet and tenderness never forgetting the E

While others called me Joanie or Joanna there was never an error with Uncle Joe

Memories take me back in time to a pink house in the land of oak

Lola Gloria was there and we would run in the home with care

Into your arms and heart

my sisters fighting over Gizmo

We tried to sneak that gremlin home

We snuck in to  your room and read love letters

He never scolded us but said we knew better

Simple melodies play on the old piano

star spangled banner and jaws theme

it was the start of an innocent childhood dream

there were many cats and dogs inbetween

endless scoops of watermelon freeze

then we grew up

some got married in vegas with black and silver raider colors

black cat sung by Janet on the radio

seems that song was on repeat

infused with Lola G saying I love you very much

we enjoyed cosmopolitan buffets

we stayed up and watched Beverly Hills 90210

I never understood the story but I was reminded to never let a guy disrespect me

All of these things I know

mixed in with a simple hug and hello

now fades away as we say goodbye to Uncle Joe

They tell me he passed in his sleep

as he battled ALS

his body was leaving him helpless

why didnt he wake up

was there no one to jump on his bed

then i know he would have if he could

but the dream of heaven when real is just too good

Reviews

[sedulous_mind]

Very touching! Totally relatable... It is really sad to lose a loved one but good memories will always keep them alive.

[butterfly]

Thanks for the review and reading!! It is sad to lose loved ones...its been a tough year already...just writing it out..