He smiled happily at me
He looked at me still smiling as I held his hands
And so it went, where it begun:

He picked up his feet where it fell,
His head where it sank, turning to see the remains
Of the house where it once stood,
the rooms that were once filled,
the chairs that were never empty,
the children whom he once adored,
the woman he once loved,
the pets he played with,
the neighbors he once knew,
the friends he once cared for,
the...