You left an entire decade ago
A whole tenth of a century has passed
It seems like an entire lifetime ago
But it seems too that I’ve grown way too fast
I’m twenty now
Did you know?
Do you know the time in Heaven?
It probably feels like you’ve only just left
That I’m just a year shy of eleven
But I’m ten years older now, Buddy
An adult
Too big now to sit on your knee
I’ve earned a high school diploma
Work a full-time job
And even have a college degree
I’ve had a lot of experiences
And learned many things
Such as happiness always has a price
But pain is tossed out to you free
But that’s just one of many
I wish you could see
What I’ve done
What I look like
And of what I dream
I wish that I could hear you
Because I’ve forgotten how you sound
I just hope that wherever you are
You can see me and are proud.
2001