~Poems~
Justin & Mom
~No Longer Cry~
But of these things I do not care,
How hard a parent tries
but only to light up their childrens eyes
For material things are only that
A shirt, a coat, a hat.
Without the person there
who else would really care
Those treasures that they loved so much
now are hard to even touch
I look, I see, I smell him here
but all I really want is to hear with my ear
I would love to see with my eye
but now all I do is sit and cry
Everyone says God has a plan
and try to survive if I can
But that is harder than anyone can comprehend
all I can do is exist and pretend
Because I miss him oh, so much
I long for just one more touch
A curved little smile saying, “mom, its ok”.
But I guess I will have to keep waiting until that day
When I can meet him up on high
I will then no longer cry
By: Donna Shackleford
Justin Shackleford’s Mother
Justin & Dad
~Dad~
Dad, If I could say just one thing
It would be that I was proud to carry your name
My eyes looked at you
and saw my own too
The shape of your face
your kindness and grace
You gave it all to me
and I know that you can see
The closeness that we came to share
the feeling of so much more than care
That feeling that grew to such love
was given to us both from up above
The time we had together here
It was so dear;
You were more than just my dad
You were the best friend I ever had
I want you to know I love you still
Even though I’m on a hill
In your heart I’ll always stay
Until I see you again someday
Then we’ll greet as we did before
and I will help you through that door
Where on the other side you see
The most beautiful place....and me
To Dad from Justin
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