Final Ode to Tom

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Had Christmas dinner at my sister's house Talks about you, and Sheba, too Wondered if your ears were burnt Now I know that could not be true Went home and a message was found It was little Josh, tho not so little anymore He said that you had passed whilst my eyes went round and round Not true, i thought, as I felt ill to the core He said that you had been alone and not found till Christmas day At the end, how scared you must have been How shattered is my heart that it happened in this way But free are you now, illness no longer has you enslaved Memories of all night centipede And pots of potato soup galore But in the games, you always were in the lead Cubed steak and stir fry all the more The memories are long and endless And will stay forever in my heart Maggie and Gizmo you no longer will miss How miserable I will be that we are forever apart You consoled me when I lost my son You were always strong for me Until from your life, I was gone But friends we stayed and would always be Yesterday is a memory Our laughter bold and bright Then clouds began to gather Until our love lost its light Saying goodbye is never easy It is the hardest thing to do But what hurts even more Is no chance to say it to you