POEM - I REMEMBER

I REMEMBER

I REMEMBER THE DAY,
YOU WAVED ME OFF, GOODBYE.
YOUR GRINNING SMILE,
AND TEAR IN YOUR EYE.

I REMEMBER THE THINGS YOU SAID TO ME,
COS YOU SAID THEM OUT SO LOUD.
“SON YOU MAKE ME HAPPY,
YOU REALLY MAKE ME PROUD"

I WORE MY UNIFORM AT GROUND ZERO,
WITH YOUR SMILE STILL IN MY HEAD.
AS I THOUGHT HOW I MISSED YOU ALL,
LIKE THE FAMILIES OF ZEROS DEAD.


WRITTEN BY
DAVID BOYCE
16 FEB 2005