I Wonder Poem by Lawerence Mize, Sr.

I've often thought
As I sit in my chair
About people I loved
About if they cared

Would they care...
If I walked away
If I never graced
Another single day

Would there be a void
A hole in their hearts
Would I fade from memory
No longer as if I were never a part

All the times and things
We shared and planned
Would they disappear
Like grains of sand

Would my name be heard
When they gathered at night
When they laughed and talked
And I was out of sight

We work so hard
To make our way in life
Wonder about our choices
If we did right

We forget the waves
We've made in our ponds
The ripples roll out
So smooth and long

I know deep down
In the pit of my soul
That I am loved
Even though I am old

I hear children call out
Asking where I am
Know I'm missed
I'm a happy man

Yet still in the moment's
Alone with my thoughts
I search in the dark
And I wonder