I held the mic in my hand after years
Fighting back obscure tears in front of a roaring crowd
My heart beat flooded with fears
A million thoughts flooding my mind
The bitterness of a burnt cigarette lingering on my tongue
I stepped onto the stage convincing my anxiety we are from done
I looked to the crowd and spoke my truth blessed with their presence but disheartened by the absence of you
I lack the words needed to describe my thoughts of you
If death is meant to provide perspective
Why is my perspective skew?
My life runs parallel to every value you gave me
But yet I live vicariously in the image of you
I’m 24 and accomplished everything you wanted me to
Unfortunately I never got the chance to tell you I was proud of you too…
As I write this bearing tears of regret
I want you to know I stuck to the script you drafted for me as a kid
Hey dad I did it all
I started the business, became an athlete and still followed music with a good job
My final goodbye but goodbye isn’t forever right?
I still look up at the stars every night
At the end of it all
I still love you
This poem is a tribute to my late dad who passed away a year ago.
To everyone that has been reading and supporting the poetry by Eagles, I started this brand 3 years ago with nothing but a vision for what I wanted out writing to be, the support and the growth means the world to me and I would like to thank everyone.
