A/N: Saw a picture and ask myself a 'what if' and this is what I came up as an answer...
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Remember That One Bench
Do you remember that park bench?
The one where we first met?
Remember the chirping of the finch?
Darling, I didn't know your name yet…
And still as I stood, frozen awestruck
At your hair dancing with the breeze
I knew right then I was forever stuck
Because you made my heart squeeze
Oh so tight, my heart was wound
And I suddenly I knew I had found
My companion, my true soul mate
Our chance meeting was because of fate
Together forever I knew we'd be
For all of our eternity
I knew God gave me my one match
And my pure love had quickly latched
Onto your natural beauty
And I knew then it was my duty
To provide, protect and love
Because you were sent to me from above
And once we had finally wed
I promised only you would share my bed
And though the times were sometimes rough
You held my hand and said we had enough
Said the sun will shine another day
And all we needed was to pray
I believed you and took your word
And our prayers were then soon heard
Time went by as time does
The first year now is just fuzz
But one day stands out oh so bright
Oh so clear, and never again was I right
That day we went on a stroll
I felt like I had absolute control
We were fine you and I
Just as right as the bright blue sky
If you recall, that was our anniversary
You looked like the cat that caught the canary
I still remember, you had barley spoke
And that's when my curiosity had awoke
The sun became so hot
So a bench we sought
Now as I sit here telling you this
I can say at the time I did miss
I missed the fact of which bench we chose
It was the one, where my feelings first arose
As we sat, you fidgeted nervously
When I inquired you denied defensively
And then I knew you had something to say
Something that would probably ruin the day
At the time I was seriously unprepared
For the news you had quietly declared
I was struck again by almighty God
I knew then I was one lucky sod
Your eyes glowed bright on your face
I shed a tear, still frozen in place
I then slipped from this reality
Contemplating no longer 2 but 3
Figuring out what I had done
To deserve a daughter or son
I was broken then from my reverie
You had wiped away my all my tears
Your finger danced along like a fairy
Taking away all of my fears
We stared into each other's eyes
And then I held you like a 1st place prize
Never again did you go from my sight
At that time I felt higher than a kite
The months ahead again started to swirl
But clearly stands out, four white walls
And a baby's cry, they announced 'It's a Girl'
It echoed down through all the halls
But not an hour later
Nurses scream out 'Stop Sir'
Because in the room across the hall
There lays my dead Kimberly, my baby china doll
The pain is still too great to speak of
As you well know my precious love
But with God's help we persevered
And the dark clouds finally cleared
If times ever got to hard
I'd go to the bench, which is now marred
Marred from the years
And Stained with people's tears
That bench has seen a lot
All from kisses to fights fought
And while I would sit I would ponder
Her eyes, they'd be blue her hair a little blonder
Blonder then her mothers
But browner then her brothers
Her laugh would be like honey
My baby, my boo, my tiny bunny
The years went by, one by one
After five, we had a son
He grew up behaved and polite
Also smart, he's always right
When he said he was to marry
I was proud and unwary
For his soon to be
Like my wife is she
When the day came about
And my son had his doubt
I made him think of a life
Without her as his wife
An hour later he was almost wed
And then 'I do' they both said
Darling, remember the all dancing?
Remember the warm wind of spring?
Since then, decades have passed
And pumpkin, it has gone to fast
It seemed like only yesterday
When you held my hand and told me to pray
There is a start and finish
No latter is what I wish
Every story has a pinnacle
And our so happens to be clinical
Not too long ago a doctor visit you had
Neither of us was expecting it to go so bad
And through the years, we have had hope
But this news I could not cope
The months went by 'cure' after 'cure'
And again you spoke to assure
Pray and hope and then you'll see
That there is a place waiting for you and me
A place in the sky, above the moon
A place called heaven, I'll be there soon
And this is my response to your assurance
Our friendship, our love, our romance…
So do you remember that bench, our life?
I'll see you in heaven, my darling wife
And now as your machine goes straight
I wonder if I'll take the bait
Because I don't know if I could go on
Go through to see the next dawn
Because as much I love you
My life has now gone askew
It isn't hard, it is an ease
To slip away into the breeze
The one that once carried your hair
The one that made us a loving pair
The husband left the room, shedding a single tear
And now looks at life without fear
Because he knows that waiting for him
Are his loving wife and baby girl, Kim
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