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The last war to wage
The final conflict to endure
As you're turning the page
Transitioning to a new phase
You won't see your son come of age
Will not witness your child reaching maturity
But you know
Awareness of the situation
You're not alone
Feeling of solidarity
You're just going home
Returning to a familiar place
Won't say we won't cry
Acknowledging potential sorrow
We're not good at goodbyes
Difficulty in parting ways
It's been quite a while, since we spoke
Long time since communication
But you lit the cigarette, I watched you fly free
Observing a symbolic act of freedom
As you rose up in smoke
Departure represented by rising smoke
Dad I was too rash
Regretful acknowledgment of impulsive behavior
No, I shouldn't have lashed
Recognizing a mistake in anger
I now stand in front of your ash
Facing the consequence of losing a loved one
Didn't know
Unawareness of the struggles
We couldn't have known
Realization of not understanding the situation
That you were alone
The person was lonely
That wasn't a life
Life was not fulfilling
Afraid that your wife
Fear of family discord
Will turn family into the edge of the knife
Fear of family falling apart
Bleeding you out
Causing emotional pain
We let you down
Failed to support
Now you're not around
Absence of the person
You carried the blame
Taking responsibility for faults
Shouldered the shame
Bearing guilt and disgrace
Returned to a house without a name
Returning to a home devoid of identity
There were nights that I woke
Nights haunted by the remnants of despair
To the faint wisp of smoke
Sense of a broken individual hanging on
Of a broken man at the end of his rope
A father at the brink of hopelessness
But now dad, you're home
Reunion with the departed father
But we were too late
Arrival too late to share the burden
To carry the weight
Unable to shoulder the weight carried before
You bore for us all yesterday
The father endured struggles for the family
The bottle is cold
An empty and shattered existence
Spirit and soul
Loss of vitality and essence
Emptied and broke
Spiritually and emotionally drained
We should have asked why
Regret for not inquiring about the pain
Before we set fire
Illuminating the destructive act before understanding
To the man that we loved
Destruction of a beloved individual
To the man we let die
Complicit in the demise of a loved one
We stand in the rain
Facing the consequences of suffering
That washed out your pain
Cleansing in the rain from the pain caused
Till we meet again
Anticipating a future reunion
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