a son's farewell

moonlight and grief
tears on his sleeve
just needs a friend to walk along
and understand that heroes die
and force a boy to be a man

dress up shoes
a son's farewell
one last ride and only so far
cause he can't go to Heaven or to
hell or return a father from his war

simple words describe a life
they're spinning stories now
of all he's left,  memories out loud
shovels a pit,  proud in green
sky in pieces 
who stole the light from it

marking time with places
memorizing faces
and the night wind whispers 
outside his window
like an old friend

disappearing in dark spaces
in the middle of daylight
no one can save him from that
there's a picture and a box
all these years have passed
no one can change this

his fathers slips away a hero
no one knew
cause he did it his way
and the rain will hide his son's tears
twenty years of service never made
him weaker

there's a garden and a flag
silence to swallow all he 
can't say
another see off
another goodbye today

a son's farewell
one shovel of dirt 
at a time