your candlelit eyes
keep getting more dim
something in the way
you say you're okay
gave me a feeling
that almost felt grim
from where I'm not sure
but I caught a glimpse

of a life where your presence
is something I reminisce
the comfort I find in your voice
I'm finding in your pictures
I'm trying to be strong
hold it together
so you don't have to
I'm sorry
that's something I can't do

I hold your hand
tighter than ever before
hoping it would say
all that my shaky...