Papa is fading, he’s going away, where he is going i cannot say

as he travels along through his day, i often remind him that he is loved by many,in so many ways

Papa is fading he forgets my name, the children don’t understand what’s happening to him, they only know he isn’t the same

as we get older so many things change and i see his memories drifting away and i miss him a little more everyday

i have no idea of what he still retains, some days i am tempted to think he is coming back and then he asks who lives in his house

it is a difficult task that is in front of me to see someone so important being taken from me……..but i have so many recollections of the impact he has had on our lives and he may be fading but his work and his kindness will survive

Papa……………..is fading away