Seeing More Clearly Poem by Holly Jamestone

I never truly knew you
And the depth you had inside
I strived and hoped to mold you
So with me you would abide

I didn't cherish little things
And simply chose to see
The person that I hoped you were
Or wanted you to be

Forgive my narrow-mindedness
Not loving you for you
In blindness and stupidity
I couldn't grab a clue

That you were special on your own
And had so much to give
That, by yourself, the way you were
Is just how you should live

You were my friend, a father
My husband and much more
But stress and strain exhausted me
And left me wanting more

Not only was I foolish with a love
We one day lost
I should have put our family first
Held on at any cost

I can't turn back the Hands of Time
Or take away the past
The painful lesson I have learned is
Love should always last

To Clint

(8-31-2000)
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