Keeping the Memories Alive

So mixed up,
Don't know what to do.
I miss you so much.
I want to be with you.

You left a year ago.
A sad time indeed.
But it was just time
For your poor soul to be freed.

I forgot your anniversary.
A thing I regret.
I told myself over and over
That I can never forget.

I cant forget the way
You'd always laugh and smile.
The way you'd look at me
Like I was your only child.

I cant forget the times
You'd come to my rescue.
And pick me up at moms
So I could be with you.

Those times were great.
I wish I could go back.
I daydream of those times.
But then reality gives me a smack.

I feel so lost without you.
I don't know how to deal.
I thought the pain would go away.
But everyday it just gets more real.

dedicated to my daddy.. march 7, 1956 - march 24, 2003