AS I SIT HERE REMINISCING,
THINKING OF YOU…NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.
THOSE THOUGHTS BRING JOY…THEY ALSO REMIND ME,
HOW MUCH I MISS HAVING YOU IN MY LIFE.
IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER,
IF YOU HAD JUST WALKED AWAY.
IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER,
IF I DIDN’T MISS YOU EVERY DAY.
SO MUCH EASIER,
IF I ONLY REMEMBERED THE GOOD TIMES.
IF I COULD LET GO OF YOUR MEMORY,
AND THE TRAGEDY YOU LEFT BEHIND.
INSTEAD I THINK ABOUT YOUR LIGHT,
AND HOW BRIGHT IT SHINED ON EVERYONE.
I REMEMBER LISTENING TO YOU TALK,
BEING MESMERIZED AT EVERY WORD YOU SPUN.
HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU LOOKED,
HOW YOU MADE ME SMILE…MADE ME LAUGH.
ALL THESE MEMORIES…YET I COULDN’T FIND THE WORDS,
TO PROPERLY CONVEY IN YOUR EPITAPH.
MY FRIENDS TRY AND TELL ME,
TO MOVE ON…YOU’RE GONE NOW.
MY REPLY…I WOULD IF I COULD,
PROBLEM IS…I JUST DON’T KNOW HOW.
IN MY MIND…I’M READY TO SAY GOODBYE,
BUT MY HEART JUST WON’T LET GO.
WHAT WE SHARED…I’VE NEVER HAD BEFORE…BECAUSE OF IT,
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU…MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW.
I CONTINUE TO CARRY THESE JOYFUL…PAINFUL MEMORIES,
PROBABLY UNTIL THE DAY I DIE.
WITH A HOLE IN MY HEART THAT SIGNIFIES YOUR ABSENCE,
AND JUSTIFIES EACH TEAR I CRY.
PERHAPS ONE DAY A WHIRLWIND WILL COME ALONG,
SPIN ME AROUND & SHOW ME SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL & NEW.
AT THIS POINT…IT’S LIKELY,
I’LL NEVER GET OVER YOU… |