"To bear
the weight of the world
is a difficult task
but someone has to do it."
I whisper into the ears of
my most beloved children.
Unbidden tears
take place in my eyes
I can't run from my fears
nor can I tell them lies.
They mean so much to me
dirty and broken, but mine
and I fall to one knee
they'll grow strong, in time.
This weight is too much
the one that I bear
on the outside I smile
but inside there's despair.
Leaving them like this
the hardest thing in my life
I will forever miss
them during my strife.
"I'll be back some day
my darlings, my loves
please don't fade away
don't leave me for above.
If you think of me
then I'll be with you
I wont ever be free
but my promise is true."
Sullen and sad
is how I leave them now
"Please don't be mad!"
I shout from the bow,
of the ship that awaits
to drag me away
tears in my eyes, I walk through the gates
"I'll be back some day..."

A father left his children, together yet alone on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 5:30am. Though I had not seen him in ten years, and remember nearly nothing about him, rare tears sprang from my eyes. He had vowed he would be back, but his 'some day' will never come