Oliver, I’m just a messenger
you say your heart will go on
far above the ocean
some people will never stop
waiting for the right wave
to surf to shore
to reach you I wrote a song
For the love of a father
who has come back from war
to his beloved son
who doesn’t seem to want to know
across the distance
there are shared truths
though it seems what lies at Torquay
talking cannot undo
As children we see
with pure love
you say with wisdom
beyond your years
we grow up to
to be a child again
or would it be
the change we want to see
In veiled moments
on St Kilda beach
I’ve seen his eyes
on father’s day
search the horizon
his broken, beautiful voice
the silent phone
I know he waits for you
Raija 12/6/2017
