Now, the Sokka poem! My parents aren't together and I miss my dad a lot, so I really understand how the Water Tribe Siblings feel. Not my best one but worth seeing. The original poem is the one that made me cry the most. I was literally sobbing when I wrote this poem and sick for days. I wrote this poem when a friend was going to the Western Wall of Jerusalem and asked if I wanted to put in a note. I rewrote it a few nights ago to make it less personal and more fitting for Sokka. I know what it's like to not have your father around and I really pity the watertribe siblings. Read and Review!
Simple Prayers
There's a hole in my heart
And a pain in my soul
When I remember the times
My family was whole.
I remember you then
All the great times we had
It seemed nothing could stop us
Me and my Dad.
My teacher, my friend
You were all that and more
All the long talks we had
And my doubts you'd assure
I could open my heart
And I knew you understood
When I thought "I can't"
You told me I could.
But now Mama was gone
And you went away
I always stood guard
Wait for you every day.
Katara was heartbroken
But I made her strong
We just had to wait
And before very long
you would return back
And again we would hear
The sounds of your laughter
Announcing you're here.
But waiting grows harder
Growing up takes its fee
I wonder if the little boy you knew
Could he still be me?
I'm now an adult
And my life's changed, I've grown
Katara and I found new friends
We've even left home
But I want to spend with you
Al the time I have left
Because without you,
Everything's lost and bereft.
So dear Gods, in your mercy
Please hear my heart's plea
I'm begging you now
Send my dad back to me.