Robert Longley Poems

You know I am still with you
This day and many more
Though watching from a distance
For all that’s yet in store
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All I ever wanted
All my hopes and dreams
Cast in you this moment
At least that’s how it seems
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Don’t look quite so closely
You’ll find that you can’t see
Don’t stare directly at the sun
When you look for signs of me
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Don’t bow to the impatience
Don’t crumble neath the weight
Don’t give into confusion
Or thoughts you’ve had of late
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And so you see the footprints
That end without a trace
No longer will a shadow
Be cast within this place
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It is within the journey
We sometimes walk alone
It sometimes brings us closer
To things that we have known
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Hopes are often fleeting
Passions often lost
Dreams gone in an instant
And we’re left to weigh the cost
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It’s everything I taught you
It’s everything I know
It’s everything I hoped for
Wrapped into a bow
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All in all it’s not that bad
This thing we call being a dad
You get to see your children grow
And try to teach them things you know
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Tugging at the layers
Peeling towards the core
There’s something at the center
There’s something else in store
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