Adam Borgobello
Born 19 September 1978, Entered Eternal Life 27 December 2025
Maurice Borgobello wrote the following poem as a tribute to his son, Adam.
Adam
My Son where have you gone?
I came to see you,
But you were still.
I tried to wake you,
But you were still.
A sorrow of despair came over me,
I called to God to bring you back.
But you were still.
I stroked your face and called your name,
But you were still.
You had complained of bad chest pains and breathlessness. Your doctor most concerned,
Urgently to hospital you were sent.
By your side we sat as you were checked.
Late that night the Doctor said you had a virus that needed rest.
On Christmas day you remained unwell.
You stayed alone,
The following day you remained unwell.
The Doctor said you needed rest, you said.
You stayed alone.
The following morning you had gone.
My Son where have you gone?
A sorrowful void came over me,
As you were taken away.
My beautiful boy, where have you gone?
In my sorrow a voice I heard,
“I’m all right Dad”
It was you.
It came to me that you were here,
In me I found you.
You live in me and I in You.
A fathers love lives in the Son and never dies.
Adam your love for me will never part.
I feel it now as I did before.
In life, at times, you felt alone.
Isolation was your abode.
You reached out but felt alone.
You said your pain was a gift from God, Preparing you for a better place.
In family you felt consolation.
Together we camped and fished.
We cheered the Pies at the G.
We were there to see them Premiers in 2010 and ‘23. You loved the horses we bred together,
At the track we cheered them on.
Our latest boy will be named Adamo.
Give him strength and cheer him on.
You loved your niece and nephews,
As they loved you.
Their love for you will carry on.
They are not sad nor cry.
For them your Spirit lives on high.
Your Mother please console,
You live in her as she in you.
Talk to her.
Your Sisters please console,
You live in them as they in you.
Talk to them.
My Son, I love you and always will.
Talk to me.
Written by Maurice Borgobello
