In Your Absence

I never really believed

That you wouldn’t be here

I kept telling myself

That you would stick around

Eventually I had to face the facts

You were really leaving

I found a way to say

What I needed to say

A little card and a small gift

Was my way to say goodbye

Goodbyes are a way of life

We all have to say them sometime

I just don’t like saying them

And you had a way

So that we didn’t really have to

You had a way with words

Instead of saying goodbye

We said ‘See You Later’

So I’m moving on

Because you’re not here

And I can’t live my life

As if you were

It’s hard without you

I wish you were here

But I’ll keep moving on

I’ll keep my chin up

That’s all I can do

For now at least

It’s getting easier

To go on in your absence