Indirect Request
I have an indirect request to see you
In dreams or a glimpse across the room
Just for a moment
Long enough to be sure its you
I feel you with me sometimes
But other times that is not sufficient
It is hard to imagine you at age 14
It gets harder yet easier every year
Try as I might I still see you as
My beautiful baby boy
Touching your soft cheek
As I listen and watch your chest rise and
Fall with every shallow breath
Not knowing for how long
I get to hear that heavenly sound
Watching Daddy rock you
In his gentle, capable arms
Hopelessly watching you die in mine.
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