A week today and it's really not getting easier
I tried to hold you, but you slipped through my grasp,
Like a whisper in the wind, too fleeting to last.
I fought against the tides, desperate to keep you near,
But life had other plans, and now, you're not here.
I couldn't stop the clock, no matter how hard I tried,
I couldn't change the story, no matter how much I cried.
The weight of what I couldn't do still sits within my soul,
A reminder of love so deep, yet beyond my control.
If love alone could build a bridge, you'd be right by my side,
If love alone could heal the ache, I'd never have to hide.
But now I carry your memory, a piece of you in me,
An eternal bond that time nor loss can ever set free.
You are the quiet in the storm, the stillness in my day,
The gentle nudge reminding me love never goes away.
Though I couldn't save you, and the ache still remains,
I’ll honor your light, even through the pain.
Grief doesn’t ask permission, it just settles in our chest,
But love gives us courage to find moments of rest.
For in every tear that falls, your presence softly stays, in my heart always..