The last time I saw you I was four

You never said goodbye

But how could you

I never understood

Not then anyway

What it would take

To keep you here

But how could I

I have a son and when he was four

I watched him closely and observed

Caught him as he fell

Bandaged his knee

Did you do the same for me

When I was four

I sat in your bed

And watched the

ambulance take you way

I didn’t understand then

As I do know now

Your heart attack took you away

From me and Mom.