Broken hearted father's day

As I watch tears fill his eyes,
They tell his story they shield no lies.
The pain shows no words to be spoken,
He is physically tired his heart is emotionally broken.
He smiles just to appease me,
The hurt and sad I clearly see.
I wish I could take away his pain,
But the battle fought will stay the same.
At your stone he weeps silently, 
He caresses your picture and kisses you gently. 
It breaks my heart to see him cry,
To wonder aimlessly and not know why.
Any parent that has lost a baby,
Will remain broken and damn near crazy.
Holidays like these for us are the worst,
To feel as is if you could just burst.
He keeps on pushing with all he's got,
To quit and break an option is not.
With everything that he's been through needless to say,
Today was a broken hearted father's day.

About the Author

. I lost my 5 month old son last year to SIDS. After enduring that loss i began to write poetry to help me cope. I would love to be a part of this website and share my poems with people who are dealing with loss.

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