You'll Never Know What You Didn't See

first broken finger
last day of school
childhood crushes
I never broke rules

these are the parts of me
that you never saw
parts of me that may have
left you in awe

you'll never know what you didn't see
you left too soon
and you left without me

theater shows
and choir performance
first loves
and lost loves
Leon and Lawrence

I've aimed for perfection
I've lived with regret
things we'd have in common
if I were to place such a bet

wedding dance
and pregnancy
grand babies so sweet
two precious people that you'll never meet

these are the parts of me
that you never saw
parts of me that may have
left you in awe

you'll never know what you didn't see
you left too soon
and you left without me

i was only a child
and didn't understand
only a child
but such a demand

to grow up too quickly and say bye to my dad
and accept that these moments would never be had

you'll never know what you didn't see
you left too soon
and you left without me

National Suicide Prevention Week
Dedicated to my father Michael
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