What if tomorrow?

by Jacob M Parnell   Oct 17, 2005


If Tomorrow never came for me.
How would it be?
What would you do?
Besides flee.
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You've given up on everything.
Everyone You've ever claimed to love.
What would my death bring?
I'm not a son to you, Only someone else to shove.
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If you took the time, and looked back.
What would you see?
The shadow of a son?
The shadow that was me?
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Why could you never face your fears?
Did everyone really ask so much of you?
Or did you enjoy the taste of your family's tears.
And the agony to those who actually cared too.
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Ive spent 15 intricate years trying to understand.
And now I finally think I do.
The center of this pain, has and always will be you.
Because, Dad your what Ive needed all along.
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One of the things that Ive truly missed.
Someone to look up to.
A positive figure to model myself by.
Dad, this could have been you.
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So if Tomorrow never comes for me.
Don't cry at my funeral; you'll know why too.
Because Dad, I'm only the son.
That you thought you knew.

(c) JP

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  • 10 years ago

    by Postguied Parnell

    Dont give up on god.
    Js.

  • 17 years ago

    by Jamie Lorraine

    I am keeping up with your amazing work and this poem outlines who you are and alot of your other poems keep it up Jake

  • 18 years ago

    by Wasted Fake Smiles

    I feel that way about my dad. gr8 poem so much emotion! 5/5
    ~*Who Cares?*~

  • 18 years ago

    by sarah

    Yet another great poem def 5/5 take care sarah x

  • 18 years ago

    by Void

    Hey! Just back checkin some more of your work (told you i liked it hehe) and I really liked this one, simply because you expressed yourself directly to someone, where as usually ppl (including me) are only talking to an unknown person, named 'you' lol. The only part that i wasn't sure of was when you changed the rhyme scheme from a,b,c,b, to a,b,b,c... I dunno if you understand but it's this verse:
    Ive spent 15 intricate years trying to understand.
    And now I finally think I do.
    The center of this pain, has and always will be you.
    Because, Dad your what Ive needed all along.

    hope you get it, if not drop me a line, or pay no attention to my ramblings lol. Good tho! Keep it up :)

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