Letting Go

Today is the anniversary
Of my grandfather's death.
I keep remembering how happy
I was, before God took away his breath.

I still think about him, about my grandfather,
About all the happy moments we passed together
His death made me realize
How much I took his presence for granted

I never thought that one day
I would wake up
And find that he had gone away,
Away to a better place,
Away from the suffering...

I place flowers on his tombstone,
Trying to hold in the tears
Because I can't cry anymore,
I've done it for too many years...

I kneel at the foot of his tombstone,
I bow my head down
And I do something I should've done a long time ago:
I let go...

© Fighter

*In memory of my grandfather.