Today I am Thankful

I wish I was fishing with my grand pa

I wish I was drinking Crown with Troy shooting pool till the sun comes up

I wish we were starting a fight tonight in a local club

I wish I was talking to Tommy about broken hearts

I wish I could hear Brad tell me it was going to be all right

I wish I was watching my grandmother rolling out dumplings on the dining room table

I wish I could still smell her cherry pie

I wish my father in law would call this coming Sunday night and ask me if I was watching skin a max

I wish he was here to tell me what to do next

I wish my mother in law would call one more time with absolutely nothing to say

I wish she knew how pretty she was

I wish I was walking down the street with my grand pa to see a ball game

I wish when I make a small sound with my mouth that my favorite dog would still come running from where ever she was just to see if I’m ok

I wish my grand father Pressley's humor was still in my ear

I wish I was sitting with my granny drinking sassafras tea listening to stories of times before my birth

I wish I was climbing granny’s cherry tree eating until I was sick

Today I am thankful that I have these memories that can never be duplicated yet their faces continue to fade from my mind. Today I am thankful to have their stories in my heart but their voices are starting to fade. Today I am thankful to be here to tell you to make memories with the ones you love and tell them every chance you get “I love you!”