Saying Goodbye

My father lays there dying
Right in front of my eyes.
Nothing I can do to help him
It brings tears to my eyes.
I say my last goodbyes
And kiss him on the cheek.
He slips away while I am there
Into eternal sleep.

Now he is at peace
And suffering no more.
I'm glad that I was there
But sad to see him go.
I've never forgotten
That day I said goodbye.
To the father I loved so dear
I wish that he was still here.