Uncle

I remember the days when I was young

Going to your house was so much fun

Playing upstairs or in the yard

Having fun was never hard

The sleepovers and starry night adventures

Are memories I have always treasured

Then arrived the stormy weather

Those days I was too young to remember

The who’s, what’s, where’s, how’s, and why’s

Are all things I cannot recognize

What I do remember clearly

Is the feeling of being cast aside so severely

It wasn’t fast, but slow

It only made the pain grow

Gone was all the fun

Our starry night adventures were done

Everything disappeared

Including your smile, the twinkle in your eye when I neared

You chose someone else to take my place

You chose not to see my face

On a pedestal you put her

For me it was a painful blur

No one ever explained

To this day I don’t know the cause of your disdain

All I know is that you caused me pain

And that I have never been the same

I hope you’re at peace with your choices

Now that you can no longer hear any voices

For it is you that has to reconcile

The loss of family……………

………………………and my smile.