Always Here Poem by Kathryn BecknerOssman

ALWAYS HERE
BY: Kathryn O.

Life is but a fleeting flash
So little time to make a splash
Why did he leave only God knows why
Even now, they continue to lie

How do I shield your children I ask?
This will be a very daunting task
From all they will hear, from all they will see
I scream in my head “just let them be”

You always kept them from the spotlight
Now all anyone can do is fight
Everyone wants a piece of them now
They don’t care how
The goal is achieved as long as they receive
The fortune you amassed
All the while being bashed

I fear for them being turned out to the world
Where all serpents tongues will unfurl
The things that will be said, now that your dead
Have mercy on his three precious lives
Let them have the dignity he was denied

His love they have always known
Their love for him equally shown
He loved them with all of his heart
Never thinking they’d ever be apart
Remember this for it is true
He will always be a part of you

You only have to think and he’ll be there
So continue to love him, continue to share
All of your goals, all of your dreams
All your joys, all your tears
Remember him all of your years
He is gone in body, but his soul still remains
It’s the part you take with you the rest of your days.