Dear Grandpa, If I Could Tell You One More Thing...

A part of my world was lost with you,
why did you have to go?
Your sorrowful eyes speaking to mine,
saying more than I'll ever know.

A part of me went with you,
connected at the soul.
And though I may still be here,
my heart feels so cold.

Both mind and interest intertwined,
you understood my thoughts.
Now, though I think and analyze,
my mind is elsewhere, lost.

My world came crashing down
the day I said good-bye.
Though, I never used that word,
it was too hard to try.

I remember sharing parts of me
while sitting there with you.
And when I whispered, "I love you,"
you replied, "I love you, too."

Good-bye meant loosing parts of me
I've never been without.
I knew not how it felt 'til now,
I've finally figured out.

Grief took me by surprise that night,
the next day, again once more.
Inside myself dwelt an abyss,
emptiness to the core.

Here one day, but now you're gone,
I may never understand.
But I know I can't control it,
God has a bigger plan.

We sang a requiem for you
the day you went to rest.
Now you're free in heaven,
done with your earthly quest.

I'll miss you now and evermore,
hearts bound in likeness true.
If only I could say once more,
"Forever, I love you."