If I could go back in time

I would have held him in my arms more often.

I would have hugged him every time we met and spoken to him every opportunity I got.

I would have laughed louder at his jokes and danced every time he sang for me.

I would have woven him that sweater when the winter was bitter 

and fanned him when he read the papers while sunbathing in the summer.

I would have folded his spectacles every time he dozed off in bed 

and kept the night lamp on for his nightly stagger to the kitchenette.

I would have paid heed to his advice and followed my heart,

pursing literature instead of business and art.

I would have written him poems on our love and affection,

happy moments and memories I realize today upon reflection

I would have won the award only to see the sparkle in his eye

and run a mile long stretch to hear him applaud ‘aye aye’

We would have fought the cancer harder than we did,

maybe you would have stayed with me a little longer than you did.

Missing you daddy, where ever you are today

In my thoughts forever, always showing me the way