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If I forgot about myself, would you still remember me?        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe, as the last rays of summer dashed over that unrelenting magnolia sitting on our front porch,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could argue with the dog whether your love for me was worth the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as I stroll the paths and parks of the lost waiting for my Lord to call me home,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I shout your name and we could be together once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just for that moment and all would be well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one walks as fast and far as I can, but my shadow will not stay behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those memories never leave my love and I do not have the strength to navigate the gullies of my regret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My sons, as you watch your sons and daughters playing in those wood framed Sydney backyards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hold my heart with theirs and I will hug you hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still remember holding my father\u2019s hand as I pinched at his impossibly large thumb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feeling kept me safe when safety seemed one step too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I lose the light so quickly as I reenact my pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funny how it comes to me when I walk alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please, oh please my God hold my hand and guide me home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am I that weak that solace takes me down?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fragility cracks the pinecones of my resolve,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But my father I promise to walk forward anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, when the bank account runs dry and the jeans fray at my feet,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will you still remember me my sweet, little one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is the day I will try and let it pass me by,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I have no more games to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My voice is dry and the words I throw are hollow,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the silence cracks the concrete at my feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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