STILL SITTING THERE

I closed my eyes and there you were again Sitting on the couch just like you did back then That same old smile that always lit the room Like June had never come, like flowers still in bloom. Your hands were moving, trying to tell me something true, I couldn't catch the words but Lord I felt it coming through. Dad, you came back to life inside my dream You looked so real, so close, so warm, so free And when I opened up my eyes the tears fell down like rain But I know you're watching over us, I'll see your smile again. You were right there on that cushion, leaning in Hands were gesturing like you had so much to send I tried to hold the moment, tried to make it stay But morning pulled the curtain and it carried you away. My heart was shattered but I felt your peace break through Whatever you were saying, Dad, I know that it was good and true.