#2
It came as no surprise
I reached for the journal with my favorite Emerson quote
printed on the cover--a gift from Kristi Ketchum
a former student...
"To laugh often and much..."
a journal among several sitting silently on a shelf,
and out tumbles three copies of your memorial service program--
Of course!
You reminding me I should be writing,
making myself crazy with these words,
just so,
penning something beautiful,
creating a brilliant verse.
But no, it is late at night,
reminding me of a decade ago,
stroking your face, gently whispering,
"Dad, it's OK to go,"
and you, agitated, eyes intense,
trying to untether yourself from an IV
and this world,
repeating, "I gotta go, I gotta go, I gotta go."
catherinenglish 1-02-13