Goodbye

In loving Memory of Ernest Wilcox

I loved you from the beginning
You were a true friend
I needed your hand to hold on to
And to me it you would always lend

Our ages were different
But I loved you from the start
You now are far away
And I wish we did not have to part

I was not there with you
When you went into very deep sleep
And I did not say goodbye
But your memory I will always keep

When I read this I will weep
For your memory I will cry,
Because I never saw your last breath,
Because I never said goodbye