Grieving

I suffered a terrible loss
My precious Daddy has passed on
My mind feels like slow-moving moss

My sister Vi and I are in a deep melancholy
We feel broken without our father
Long to be happy and free

Daddy was my spiritual father
He opened the glorious Word of God to me
With him, my biblical studies went further

I’m in a deep-seated madness
I am truly a lunatic
Fueled by an unquenchable sadness

I desire a happy and peaceful life
Memories of my childhood comfort me
I want a life devoid of rancor and strife

How I long to be joyful and jolly
Instead, I’m full of woe
I’m in a state of melancholy

I know that we in Christ don’t mourn as the lost
“Absent the body, present with the Lord.”
I will persevere in faith, no matter the cost

Oh, what a happy day it will be
I can envision it in my mind
When I’m reunited with Daddy

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025