Inheritor of Silence

I walked into our home, the silence felt so wrong

Expecting you to be the way you'd always been

But there you were, frozen in yesterday's space

I called your name, but your stare looked through my face

And when our eyes met I didn't see you anymore

The Goodbye yesterday wasn't meant to be the last

Father, I didn't know how much I needed you

Now I sit where you sat trying to feel you

And drown the pain too scared to accept the truth

Take me back to when you were whole

Before the shadows danced and the cancer took you

While your weak breath still echoes in my mind

I drink to forget, but the memories stuck in rewind

Terror in your eyes as you watched the shadows crawl

Father, I didn't know how much I needed you

Now I sit where you sat, trying to feel you

And drown the pain, too scared to accept the

Cancer the parasite, hollowing what was left

It took you in pieces, stealing every breath

Before the shadows danced and the cancer stole your soul

I watched you slip, and I still feel the shame

Take me back to when you were whole

Before the shadows danced, and the cancer stole your soul

Father, come back I can't see the light

God, save me from this fall from grace

I fight to move forward but I'm stuck in rewind