I thought that time would heal the pain
That one day I’d feel whole again
But the passage of time just shows me how
To cope without you, to survive somehow
‘Cos I still see you in the smallest thing
A picture, a flower, in the songs I sing
But life goes on, as life will do
The sun still rises without you
I speak to you but you can’t hear
That’s when the loss is still so clear
If I could just have one more day
There are so many things I want to say
I’d hold you close and make you see
Just how dear you are to me
I’d listen to stories heard before
So precious to hear them all once more
Because grief’s not a door you close
Nor is it something that just goes
It settles quietly, stays within
Takes the place where once you’d been
Although I cannot hold you now
Or see you, speak to you somehow
You’re living in every part of me
In who I’m now, who I’m going to be
You’ll stay with me through the years
Through happy times, sadness, tears
You’ll remain a constant in my life
You will always be my darling wife
Our special love doesn’t ever leave
It’ll stay with me, I’ll always grieve
Perhaps that is the hardest part
You’ve left my life but not my heart
Jenny Burrell 