The Day the Mountain Screamed.. an original poem

The day the mountain screamed
it was a Tuesday
I think about 8 at night
I heard the gasp
I saw their face
I knew nothing would ever be right
they tried to hide it
they tried to smile
but they left on the next flight

there were wires
there were beeps
the room seemed to stay still
the time went fast
the time went slow
the hours were tough to fill
I prayed for strength
I prayed for him
God please…. its me Jill

he had the face of a rock star
a smile that melts hearts
he made us laugh, he fed us ice cream
I thought we would never be apart
But we don’t know where we are going
We don’t know what life has planned
Now he’s just there in our dreams
that day the mountain screamed

life went on
the years have flown by
the time spent together has been lost
he looks the same
but all is gone
Why did we try, what has been the cost
I am not the same
How could I be
the warmth we once had is just frost

what has happened to this man
a father to be
now he’s like a little boy
I want to scream
This is not fair
my family has lost its joy
we’ve pieced it together
we’ve held each others hand
we’ve cried oh how we’ve cried oh boy

he had the face of a rock star
a smile that melts hearts
he made us laugh, he fed us ice cream
I thought we would never be apart
But we don’t know where we are going
We don’t know what life has planned
Now he’s just there in our dreams
that day the mountain screamed

Oh yeah we don’t know where we are going
we just don’t know what is our life’s plan
He is there in our dreams, so many dreams
the day, oh that day the mountain screamed