Just Breathe

You left

I knew it would happen

I think I just held out some hope…

That you wouldn’t have to

But you did

And that’s just part of life

People you meet don’t stick around forever

So now I’m here

And you’re not

The first few days…

Those were the hardest

I looked back on all the good times

Because I don’t remember any bad

All the times I had with you were happy

But when I looked back

I got all choked up

I saw you nearly every day

And I hoped you’d still be here now

I thought you would be

And then you weren’t

I had to deal

And I didn’t know how

I’d never been through it before

All my friends from school…

I knew when we graduated

That we’d all be going different places

But you and me…

I thought you’d still be here

But you’re not

When I really thought about it

When I thought about how

I’d turn one of those corners I had turned

Almost every day of the season

And you wouldn’t be there

I got all choked up

I felt like I couldn’t breathe

The tears came

And I let them

I didn’t want to hold back the tears

The tears just brought some release

Then the first few days were gone

And you still weren’t here

I still haven’t heard from you

But that’s ok now

I just keep hoping that you’ll come back

Maybe by the time you don’t

I’ll be ok with that too

But for now

I just breathe

Just breathe