~* ITS LONG I KNOW... but please read it anyways... its not based on a true story but my father does have cancer*~
She held onto the telephone
No one was on the other side
But his voice still echoed
As if he was still on the other line
“He has cancer, I’m so sorryâ€
Were the only words the doctor said
Hearing it was one thing, believing was another
She did not want the idea in her head
She tried to distract herself
From thinking about her dad
Because the second she got a reminder
She would remember he was all she ever had
They were not very close
But they had an undeniable bond
One that had been so silent
And that had lived so long
He got his treatment in an out of town hospital
She never went with him, always an excuse
She thought things would be normal
Once things were not so confused
So she kept busy at home
Calling her father every second or third day
She knew she should be there with him
But it was too hard to see him this way
One day, late in the afternoon
She got a call from her mother
She sounded urgent and frantic
And said to take a bus out of town with your brother
She packed and they went immediately
She knew it must be something bad
But she blocked it out anyways
Just so she would not be sad
When they arrived at the hospital
She got the unspeakable news
No one had to say a word
They already knew
He died an hour before they got there
There was nothing anyone could do
He tried so hard to stay alive
But he just could not pull through
The whole way home she cried
Instead of being with her father
She spent time distracting herself
Only pushing him farther away
She regrets every second
Every second she was too afraid
Scared to say “I love youâ€
And talk about memories they made
She lives everyday with the burden
Of not being there for her dad
She did not get to know him
Not realizing that was her only chance
Do not make the same mistakes she did
Cherish the people that are close to you
Because one day you may loose them
And loose a part of yourself too
