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Remember When
When the times are tough and the world gets you down,
Remember you have me to try to reverse that frown.
When you feel like hell and you don’t know what to do,
Remember I’m the one who’ll always be here for you.
When you need to talk and there’s no one to hear,
Remember, how much, I hold you dear.
When you need to touch and feel alive,
Remember the times when we took that dive.
Remember the banter,
Remember the candor,
Remember the love…
Remember that, yes, we do fit like a glove.
When you feel alone, lonely and dark,
Remember, me, where you’ve left your mark.
When it’s difficult for you to go on with the next mile,
Remember to look at the stars and see my smile.
When you don’t want to move from the spot you’re in,
Remember, I’m waiting for you to check in.
When you feel like it’s useless and can’t find your way,
Remember that I do need you each and every day.
TIME
I sit here with a glass of wine and look at you. I watch you sleep now. You look peaceful, yet I know you’re not. I watch your chest rise and fall with each labored breath. I hope you know I’m here for you. You can’t hear me. You can’t see me. You can, however, feel me. I touch your cool skin with a shaky hand. It twitches under my fingers and I know you are in there screaming, “I’m not done yet!”
Sometimes in the morning you look at me. You open your eyes and I know they are staring into my soul. They’re trying to focus. Your eyes meet mine and I see the panic. I talk to you. I calm you and tell you, “I’ll be here for you always.” Your eyes close and a tear escapes. I run my shaky hand over your head and rest my lips on your cheek.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to sleep with you, to feel your skin form around mine and hold me. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to sleep. I decided to tell our story. I know you won’t mind. I hear you telling me, “It’s time.” So I sit here beside your bed in the dark of the early evening, with my favorite wine, my favorite pen, a good notepad, the low light of the lamp and the best man I’ve ever known.
I’m confident you will give me the strength to go on when I don’t know that I can. I know you will give me the courage to say what I feel. You’ve been a supporter of me for too many years to count. I will stay with you and I will write to you. I will touch you and I will feel you. I will be here for you until you have to go. But know, my love, I carry you with me in my heart everywhere I go.
