Solemnly

She steps onto the stage

Her eyes swollen shut

From crying tears of pain

This day

A day she wont soon forget

Her day of birth

A cause to celebrate

Quickly turned into

A day of somberness

She holds the memories close  instead

Life goes on

And we learn to cope

With the tragedies

That litter our happy place

She take the mic

Her broken voice

Indicative of her broken heart

She starts to sing

But the words get in the way

Fighting through the tears

That drench her face

She dedicated to him

A lovely piece that portrays

A tribute to his absence

For even though he missed a lot

His existence still lingers

The sound of his voice

The roughness in his hands

The goodness of his heart

Her father forever a piece of her heart.

~Rebeli