Goodbye.

Goodbye to the first man I ever loved.

Goodbye to all the times I spent in your arms. To the times I felt protected by you.

Goodbye to the presence that gave me encouragement to succeed.

Goodbye to his jokes that made absolutely no sense. To the things that he'd say that would make me question whether to laugh or not.

Goodbye to the one who taught me the values of love & respect. 

Goodbye to the person that help build the kind hear that I have today.

Goodbye to the man that never gave up on me no matter how many times I screwed up.

Goodbye to a man that always remained true to his dreams no matter how long it took to accomplish them.

Goodbye to the multiple, annoying phone calls that I'd receive everyday just so he can tell me to go visit him and how much he missed me.

Those phone calls. How I wish I can get one last phone call. To hear your voice one last time. To hear you tell me how you missed me or just any nonsense you wished to tell me. Because it wouldn't be annoying & it would no longer be nonsense... It would be the best conversation I've ever had with you. It would be my most cherished phone call.

But, you're no longer here to do that. You're no longer here suffering in this thing we call "life". You're in a beautiful place where God can help you watch over me. In a place where life no longer means here on earth, but in the beautiful clouds and heavens above where you've been granted wings.

So goodbye dad, goodbye for now. Goodbye until you once again visit me in my dreams. Goodbye until we finally meet each other where I too, will have wings.

I love you dad.