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A Father's Child
Colette M. Friedman |
How could this all have happened and how can I explain
Such a feeling of deep sorrow
Such a feeling of deep pain
My child, my child how I loved you so,
Just to hear you and to see you, I shall never let you go
Wishing you were near me, this is where you ought to be
Such a silent blame and burden hidden deep inside me
My child, sweet child, my child my name
Without you here, things can never be the same
I wish I could reverse what happened on that very tragic day
For if I could I surely would and these words I'd never say
"My child, My child, how can this be so
You are gone forever now, but I shall never let you go"
It's with a burdened heart that I shall feel and live but one more day
With only angels now to greet and guide you on your way
But I shall look up towards the heavens, and place you name upon a Star
And call it out to the entire world so near, so loud, so far
It is your name I shall call and it is your name I shall say
Upon each and every breath I breathe and sigh I heave each day
And as I look up towards the heavens, it is your star I shall see
Shining brightly in the distance smiling down on top of me
With a heavy heart I will look up towards the skies and I'll shall say
I'm so sorry and so saddened things turned out to be this way
And they will smile upon my broken heart, as they pray for me you see
And whisper: "Your son is loved here too, this is where he ought to be
You did what you could do for him; you did it all so right
for it's a loving farther like yourself, that feels your loss tonight.
So rest your tired, weary soul, and let forgiveness get you through
and remember he was lucky to have had a farther just like you.
So free your soul from any guilt, self-doubt, and any shame
and know it's time to free yourself from any burden and blame
For you're our child too, my son, our blessed child as well
You must continue to move forward, in this pain you must not dwell
For you have a purpose in this life and in this life's where you must stay
Allowing others there to love you and ease you on your way
For Fate will always throw another curve ball from behind
But no matter how it swings at you, it's there to help remind
You, that your only human my dear child, and you can't control it all
Remember their is meaning and a message when you fall
And keep in mind my dear sweet child; that someone else does feel your pain
And remember your world and the universe, are not one-and-the-same
Others need you too, to help them each get through
So stop and listen to their pain and what they're going through
Your strength and wisdom will make a difference to the world in which you see
We are all connected in this life; it's how it's meant to be
We're in this all together; you don't have to feel so alone
There's so much love for you to feel and it all begins at home
So as you look up towards the skies tonight, gaze up and you will see
The biggest and brightest of the stars, the one shining down on thee
For it's your child, our child, and he remembers your love you see
The memory of a good and loving dad, his father, your legacy"
In memory or a NYC Police Officer's 5-year old son who was accidentally
shot by officer's gun while playing with weapon on September 2, 2000
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