I awake to the call of my anxious mother
Your Father isn’t well she says
He’s in the hospital
My sister doesn’t know
But I’m the one to tell her
The speaker on the phone
It tells me of her tear stricken face
She gets the reassurance she needs
It’s followed by a promise
Father, you are in pain
I hold it all in, I hold it all in, I hold it all in
I just want to hold you
Please don’t leave us just yet, PLEASE!!!

Victor M. Garcia 11/24/07