Ethans House,Not For Granted

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Not For Granted

BY Joe Hoehmann

Never the pain or just the loss, suffering made less uneasy,
but always what could of been, or what went wrong
to enhance the grief and misery.

Not unlike others pain, but special to our own,
we end up feeling somewhat lost and terribly alone.

Why does love have to go and pull apart the hearts,
of the very ones it knows so well and gave to them their start.

If for now I feel this pain, this part of mine that's gone,
my daughters love I feel for me, I hope to come no harm.

For things I wished i'd said or done or just for one more day,
to give to love, the love deserved,
my heart, her special way.

I miss you now you know I do I guess I will forever,
some things for granted we tend to take
we all should learn to never.

Why this way, to break so hard, my heart is pierced so deep,
the wild screams or quiet sorrows go on inside my sleep.

I wait for you, I wish it true, that i'll wake from this mare,
and go see you, still familiar and true, sitting in your chair.

Do you miss this temporal world
the pain and all the struggle,
do you have kiss I gave you , do you have my letter
if these words can make it to you, if you here my voice,
I tell you now and scream so loud
the love I miss
Not my choice.

~~~Daddy


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