“There was once a tiger and a lion, both pretty strong

The lion catches his prey, and only leaves the bone

But the tiger ran up to him, saying “hey that is wrong!

What about that deer’s family, which is now on its own?”

“I know it feels not right, but I gotta survive 

Just like that deer’s family, mine is waiting for me

I know it feels not right, but I gotta stay alive

I see your point, next time I will hurt nobody

With eyes not staying open, she asked, what happened to those two?

“You’ll see when we continue, possibly tomorrow”

But I can tell you that they’re tired now, and you should be too

Though I hope you learned a lesson that you may follow.

Believe me life is a mess, we gotta stay on track

Observe a situation and don’t be fast to act

There’s different perspectives, the lion shouldn't attack

Without looking at  different views, that’s a fact

Buried under the blanket, staying warm like a fire

Feeling the weight of her dad’s body shift away and close the door

The way his voice would always manage to inspire

Her happiness, every day a bit more

And now many years later, I’m here

Not feeling the warmth of that blanket hugging me severe

But the tension is the same, I can feel it 

dance around the room like a storm, bit by bit

The memory of a loved lost one softly dragging tears out of my eyes

I’m sitting here thinking about the way I said my goodbyes,

The way I left and didn’t show my support

I spoke, still crying in some sort

“I know I’m so much older, and I should have mentally grown

Life is hard and scary, and I often feel alone

Only this one time, could we please go back?

Dad, do you have another story to get me back on track?

Of course I do my dearest, they both never died

The lion and the tiger magically survived

In our minds rather than physically

But if we believe, then they’ll last for infinity

“It was once a tiger and a lion, both never sad

That’s what they were told, emotions are bad

One day, the tiger’s grandma was feeling very weak

“My little tiger”, she said while touching his cheek.

“It’s time for me to go, to experience the afterlife

you shall be strong and continue, you only just turned 5”

“Grandma you can’t leave me, you were always by my side!”

Finally he broke down, and for the first time he cried.

The lion as a good friend, stayed with him all the time

Told him it’s okay to cry, we all feel that way sometime

I think what's going to help you is nothing from above

what you need is a hug, because what always works is love

And so he ends that story with another message

Leaving his little girl with another lesson

But his little girl understood, fully grown

Full of knowledge, which used to be unknown

And so that little girl speaks, words of wisdom working their way

The dad knows, that new feeling, it’s going to stay

That feeling of accomplishment, that feeling of being proud

He knew she felt that way too when she spoke out loud

Oh my what a message you made, 

I understand now, that thought was a shade

Not realized until the very end

‘Love was always my best friend’

Time is not money but a gift, we shall use it 

If you truly love someone then show it, 

I understand now, there’s no more powerful thing as such

Thanks for everything. Dad, I love you so much.