BluesPoetry

BluesPoetry

FE
I remember FE with his strong fatherly hands
His smile lit my room and chased the ghosts out
Covering me at night with courage and a kiss on the forehead
Running races on the beach and taking me to see Shane rather than being in school
Once he had gone out west to find water and I couldn't find him anywhere
No hugs or kisses or smiles just Mom and sister in the big room alone
The ghosts came back.
FE came back but I didn't know him right away. Who was this man?
Don't ever go away I cried NEVER again.
One year I had to go away, far away and my Father said' Be careful and Come home'
I will miss you being so far away-I love you with his big hands giving me a hug
and a smile that lit the room
His brother died that same day that I went away
His brother's family never forgave him for choosing me over them
One day FE went away forever when the ground was frozen
Frozen so deep that the backhoe couldn't break the earth
FE was not ready to leave like I had asked him not to go years ago
No more hugs or smiles that lit up the room
Emptyness and vacant searching
I could use you right now FE with your big hands and smile that could lite the room