In Memory of my grandfather.

There is a very good old saying
One that has passed down through time
Too many ways for me to say it
But I’ll go with the one that uses rhyme

It goes dust to dust, ashes to ashes
We are made from the dirt of this world
At the end to dirt we shall return
Our components become untwirled

Sorry for the grammar but for his memory
My grammar can suck, it can be lame
Especially since I feel bad for the end
My final words to him carry the shame

I wish I could go back in time to say
Grandpa how deeply I miss you
Our moments together so little
My comments were way too few

My promises to you, in honor of you
How I have constantly let you down
For few I filled, mostly I dismissed them
Now, all I can see is your saddened frown

I miss you more than words can say
So I aim to express it with rhythm and rhyme
If I could change the past, the way we parted
I know I’d do it in a record time

I wish to apologize for all I’ve done
Back when I had you, I didn’t care
The way I lost you, the more I think
That nothing in this world is remotely fair

You never truly appreciate what you have
At least not until it’s truly forever gone
This saying will always hold as being true
Even in the light of the weakest dawn

I wish I could feel you one more time
Talk to you and hear your gentle voice
The pain I feel the guilt I have in my heart
Receiving one of these things I would gladly rejoice

But you have already moved far beyond
I wish the peace you have earned
But don’t fret, don’t worry anymore
You can now remain unconcerned

So much to be left now unsaid
I let the memories do my talking
The pains go away as I focus solely on you
Dreaming of the times we talked while walking

There is much I want to say but lack the words
Nothing can truly express the deep pain I feel
I will hold onto all my memories of you
But as time goes by, they become more unreal

My last word to you, I will always regret
Why I said I’m too busy to talk right now
When I was doing naught but building Lego’s
Can I ever forgive myself, I don’t know how

You are more important than my having fun
But back then I didn’t see this big truth
Now you are gone and I won’t see you again
All because of my foolishness as a youth

I wish I didn’t have to end this way
For you, I will always have tears to cry
But hopefully, I’ll see you one day
But until then, I must say Goodbye