| Those Bitter Words The very last words I said to him Were ones a parent can long regret, Words meant to direct him right Became the final ones before his maker he met. Our final words were bitter ones Tho not intended to be our last, Ones expressed out of concern But the end just came too fast. Now he is gone to return no more And those bitter words still ring, How can I endure the memory Those words forever bring. Oh how I wish our final words Had been ones of love and caring, Not those angry and bitter words That have made me so sad and fearing. Will there ever be a day When my heart will be at peace, With the agony those bitter words Continue to release Copyright April 1999 Jarrett's Mom |
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