The Last Time

The last time I saw you

You were waving goodbye from the drive

I didn’t know that I would

Never see you again-alive

My heart still aches with loneliness

For you all these years later

I still grieve for the could have been

The game nights under the lights

And all of our son’s football wins

His graduation with honors

Trophies and collegiate awards

That you will never see

I will always cry for our daughter

On her wedding day because

You were not there to give her away

The last time she saw you

You were smiling and waving

Goodbye from the drive

She didn’t know that she would

Never see you again-alive

Her heart aches with her loneliness for you

She also grieves for the could have been

As she holds our first grandchild in her arms

She will remember and never forget

So many dear souls gone

So many lost in their maze of grief

So many who smiled as they waved goodbye

From the drive

Not knowing what awaited them

Twins Towers of smoke and fire

Hurdled to the ground

Precious souls we remember

Because now only in our memories

Do you smile and wave at us

From the drive

Showing us for all eternity

Your love and devotion

For the very last time.