You linger

A tribute to my father

You linger here,
There, everywhere
I go.

I can smell you
Here, there
Everywhere we used
To go.

Visions of you
Always on my mind.
Pain you went through,
Your fading smile.

Through walls
I can hear your voice.
Your last words
Pierce through me.

Speak to me walls
And tell me his story,
You saw him...Did you
See him crying all day?

Your  smile was
The masquerade to
Your sorrow and grief.
Peacefully laid down to sleep. 

Kisses on your pale
Skin  failed to send
Life through your face.
I long for an eternal embrace.

You linger here,
There, everywhere.
Warm breaths
Still caress me.