Mizpah #AtoZChallenge #NaPoWriMo

I don’t know why,

You had to leave so soon.

I was a little girl then,

And you’d promised, 

You’d never leave me alone.

I didn’t realize that,

Death could make promises break.

For I  even didn’t know,

What dying would entail,

For I didn’t know the cruelty of death.

Death took you away from me,

And we all know it was too early.

But I knew were with me all along,

Watching over me,

At every step of my way.

I missed holding your hand,

When I walked on paths unknown.

I missed hugging you tight,

When things were bad,

For you always knew how to make me smile.

Since the day you left,

I’ve just hoped that you are at a better place,

And your pain has ceased,

For that is why I believe,

You had to leave.

Though years have passed,

The pain is still the same.

Tears well in my eyes,

For I still miss you Dad,

How I wish you could come back.

Mizpah: emotional bond between two people separated physically or by death

Language : Hebrew

This poem is dedicated to my Dad whose death anniversary it is today. As a tribute, I write a poem for him each year on this day.

I’m participating in the A to Z Challenge and the National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) . I’m trying to weave poems around unusual words or words from other languages that are just beautiful.