Death Of An Unmet Man Poem by Judy Nelson Eldawy

Death Of An Unmet Man



Today I found out my father had died
I was surprised to find tears on my cheeks
To feel the achy hollowness of grief

All this for a man notable only by his absence
The star of Momma's booze fueled rages
Childhood's boogeyman
Never there, Never come but ever lurking

James Britton Nelson, I never knew you
But you taught me well
Because of your example
'You're just like your father! '
Is not a slap in the face to my child

Rest in Peace, James Britton Nelson
Defined more by what you did not do
Than ever by what you have done

Perhaps, had I met you
I'd find I am unfair
We will never know
All roads to 'what if' are eternally closed

For my own peace
I forgive you.

(James Britton Nelson Aug 30,1932-Jan 31,2007)

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