A Father's Eulogy

I can't imagine what its been like seeing him grow up

Being there for his ups and downs his trips and falls

From the picture you sent he is the spitting image of me

But he got the beautiful emerald eyes from you

What I wouldn't give to be able to see him and to hold you

The more I think about it the harder it gets

Its strange to say that I'm a 28 year old man with absolutely no regrets

I'm so proud of him I can just tell that he's going to be a genius

Since he got that from you

Do you still lecture or have gone on to something else ?

The other guys are jealous because I've shown them your picture

Which they keep trying to get off of me

Don't worry I'll kill before that happens

Uh, sorry bad joke

The days are going by too slow

How I long to be with you and be around to help raise our son

Uh, I'm breaking with every letter I write

Now what would the Colonel Rakin say to that, huh ?

Well I better go

This will be the last letter that I write

I'm actually shaking because in the back of my mind you know why

Please just tell our son that I love him

There's no words to describe how much I love you

So I won't say it

How I wish I could be there for his first day at school

How I wish I could pick him up whenever he falls down

How I wish that I could just be around

How I wish that all good things didn't have to die

How I wish I could stay with you two and never have to say goodbye

And when he's all grown up and asks about me

Just tell him I tried to be a good husband and father too

And that not being there for him is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.