Arsenal
Stopped at the light
on Main Street.
Looked up at
the old arsenal.
Reminded myself
to take my dad there
next time
he comes to town.
Then remembered
he’s been gone
for one hundred
and five days.
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That never goes away. My dad has been gone for almost three thousand days and there are still moments I reach for the phone to call him.
Ah, I was surprised by the last stanza. Powerful