The Retort

Winding down now....
Don't quit now,
He'd say, Suck it up.

I miss him a lot lately
His tough words
Formed so precisely.

Everything he did was
Precise. Not a one
Was
Out of place,
Out of character,
Out of reasonable sight.

I wonder daily what
He would say
To me
And me alone
If he had but
Five minutes back
On this Earth.

I bet he'd be proud,
They say. They all say.
But me? Me, I
Know so.

But still, my
Accomplishments hurt.