No Struggle, No Progress
IF WE HAD KNOWN that the favor you did for us would be the last good deed of your hands
We would have asked you to do something
that was impossible for any woman, girl, boy or man
Like walking the shores of the seven seas
and count each grain of sand
Then turn every one of them into a year
that you would dwell upon the land.
IF WE HAD KNOWN that when we saw you
it would be the last time we would see your face
We would have made the camera in our eyes, take a picture of your smile, and stored it in a safe place
Then, we could open the album in our my minds,
and cause the sun to shine, on a cloudy day.
IF WE HAD KNOWN that when you held us
it would be the last time we felt your embrace
Then, we would have held on to you so tight and long that for your final appointment you would have been late.
IF WE HAD KNOWN that our conversation with you would be the last one that we would ever have
We would have told you about all our secret pain
that we covered with a laugh
Then, you could have told it to God, and there would be one less cross, that we would have to bare.
IF WE HAD KNOWN that the words you spoke
would be the last ones we would hear you speak
Then, we would have written them in the tablet of our hearts so that we could read them to give us strength when we get weak.
Now that you are with the Lord in your heavenly home
There will always be a place for us around His merciful throne
Your memory is carved into our hearts like the commandments etched in stone
Your strength will guide us through life
as we try to carry on
Your passing has taught us that our love is something that should always be shown
Because we will never know, when our whistle will blow, and we must reap the fruit that our lives have sown.
So, since we can no longer talk to you or call you on the phone
Please accept the emotions that are expressed in this poem
As a list of some of the things we would have done IF WE HAD KNOWN
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