hey dad

i still set the table for four

even though i know there'll just be the two of you.

ever since you moved on

dad

i stopped

eating

loving

talking

praying

feeling

caring.

i pierced my ears, dad

so i could wear the earrings you

never got a chance to

gift to me

i got glasses

slim ones

like yours

they're just for reading

but i like them

because they remind me of you.

i got straight a's dad.

just like you.

it's strange

how you meant so much

but are now so little.