I remember how I looked you in the eye,
How the golden sun shone above the sky,
How your words reached across the green field,
How your arms became my only shield.

We ran across the hills together,
Laughing no matter the whether,
You were a beacon of hope,
A gentle voice to help me cope.

'Home' stopped being walls and screams,
And started being eyes as blue as dreams.
'Joy' and 'hope' began to crawl into my life,
Despite the pain, the sorrow, the strife.

Days passed that turned to months,
And months to years, until
Until you were gone.
Until the laugh I loved was gone.

When that Summer ended I thought you would return,
My knight in shining armour,
My kind and gentle prince.
But you were gone.

Now I settle on those swings we once played beside,
and I look up to the blue, blue sky,
and there I still see your eyes, and I reach for them
Beyond the blue, blue sky.