A Thousand Words

A thousand words 

Cascade in my mind 

Trying to form an idea 

And find some cohesion 

For fifty years nearly 

I listened to your words 

And you listened to mine 

In conversation and discussion 

In debate and even arguments 

Neither of us having issues 

Saying how we felt 

Now 

Sixteen years later 

Our conversations 

Are one sided 

Our discussions 

Our debates 

Our arguments 

Are all memories 

Softened by time 

Rehearsed less frequently 

Then today happens 

Father’s Day 

A thousand words

Don’t even begin 

To say how much 

I appreciate all our words 

A thousand words 

Cannot scratch the surface 

Of how much 

I miss our words 

A thousand words, Dad 

To tell you how much 

I miss you 

I love you 

I still need you 

A thousand words 

Are never enough 

Happy Father’s Day 

© Ron Simpson Jr. 

June 18, 2023