An Uncle,
A brother,
A husband,
A father,
A biker,
A lover,
And an Angel,

Here one day,
Gone the next,
Way too soon,
Please come back,
66 years were not enough,
No more smiles,
No more hugs,

Survived Vietnam,
The bullets and the bombs,
But lost the battle deep inside,
Too much cancer, no more time,
The tears they fall,
Way too hard,

Two kids,
A loving wife,
With family by their sides,
Say goodbye one last time,

The shots ring out,
One, hero,
Two, loving husband,
Three, amazing father,

More tears fall,
TAPS is played,
Hearts break,
It’s not the end,

Every laugh,
Every smile,
You are with us,
Every day and every night,
In our hearts,
And on our minds,

Wherever we go,
You are there,
Always missed,
Never forgotten,

Wish we had one more hug,
And one more kiss,
Wish it didn’t feel like this,

You are gone,
And now I know,
How much it hurts,
When you love someone,

Should have visited more,
Should have gone to hospice,
Should have held your hand,
Should have said goodbye,

Instead I stayed home in bed,
Too scared,
Too upset,
I didn’t want to see you like that,

Skin turning black,
Organs shutting down,
No pulse, slow heartbeat,
You weren’t supposed to die like this.

It’s been a month,
But it still hurts,
More than the day you left earth,

But knowing you’re still with us,
Makes everything okay,
Though we can’t see you,
I know you are still here,
Sitting on the couch,
Or riding your motorcycle,

Everywhere I look,
There’s always a part of you,

Your smile has become the sun,
The stars in your eyes are now in the night sky,
Your hugs are a warm summer day,
Happy and wonderful in every way.