For Daddy

Your voice is lost to me now,

Even in my dreams.

You’ve become a blurry memory,

Your details faded by time.

Fragments float through my mind;

I can’t pin them down.

I can’t bring you into focus.

But the heart never forgets.

I cannot piece together your voice,

But I remember what you said.

I cannot recall your gestures,

But I can still feel your arms around me.

I can’t hear your laughter,

But your joy lingers.

Your vital statistics,

The part of you

That was just passing through,

Are clear and complete.

I love you, Daddy.

“Three things will last forever---faith, hope, and love---and the greatest of these is love.”

1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT)