Without You Daddy

The days go by

It’s been three months now

Since you went away

I even manage to smile sometimes

I even feel okay

But out of nowhere

A word, a song, a smell

And suddenly you’re everywhere

And I am falling

Through empty air

It’s like the floor disappears

Like the ground won’t hold me

I lose my breath

I cannot speak

I’m falling

I miss you so much

There’s such a space you left behind

It’s like I lost a whole dimension

Of what once was my life

Your depth, your wisdom

Your humor and your care

I’m reaching through the silence

I need to know you’re there

I miss our conversations

The love inside your eyes

Friday at eleven

Coffee and your gentle smile

You promised me signs

You said our bond stays strong

Beyond the distance

Stronger than life, stronger than death

I miss you so much

There’s such a space you left behind

It’s like I lost a whole dimension

Of what once was my life

Your depth, your wisdom

Your humor and your care

I’m reaching through the silence

I need to know you’re there

Are you near me when I sing?

Do you hear me when I cry?

Are you somewhere in the light

Just beyond my eyes?

Send me something gentle

A whisper, a trace

A feather softly falling

Your warmth upon my face

I miss you so much

There’s such a space you left behind

It’s like I lost a whole dimension

Of what once was my life

Your depth, your wisdom

Your humor and your care

I’m reaching through the silence

I need to know you’re there

I love you so much, Daddy

Across the space and time

Stay with me in the spaces

Between each breath of mine