You took my uncle

And i know that’s a broad statement to make

But you did

And i hate you

He fought you for two years

He should’ve won

But youre a cheater

You cheated him out of life

You cheated him out of the home he built with his wife

You cheated him out of his grandson 

Who he will never get to meet 

But worst of all you cheated us out of him

I remember him trying to scare me

Growling from the bar stool every Christmas 

It would never work though

Because I knew he wouldn’t dare hurt a fly

He looked scary but he could charm the family

I remember when my dad told me he died

I had never been in tears so quickly

The air went stale, and dry

The memorial was worse

Sitting in a chair

Watching his wife and children speak

I couldn't face them after that 

When my aunt remarried is when i got angry

How dare she just forget about him

After all they went through

It never hit me he was really gone until my dad said the words, “new uncle”

But that man would never be someone i called my uncle

He couldn’t replace him

No one ever could

There’s this picture of him holding me

I was just a baby, pointing to a book

He looked so interested 

All of his focus was on me

It’s one of my favorite pictures 

Because that was him

Not the sick guy on the bed

I hate you

Because you took my uncle