Though the time we spent

The words were not said

They were locked in our hearts

Cause I think we were afraid.

Afraid to share just what we felt

Cause of all that time apart,

Confused that after all that time

We still felt love in our heart.

Love tainted by the thoughts of the past

There were not in your control.

I'm glad I got to know you, dad

Over time as I grew old.

For in the end, it matters not

What darkness our memories cast,

What matters now is what we have

Our unspoken love will last.

Though illness came to bring you down

You held on to the end,

Somehow you knew you had one more step

And He became your friend.

You came to know our Father above

Whose love does conquer all,

And now you've gone to a better place

Where again you will walk tall.