A whisper of your perfume fills my senses
And yet again I'm dropped to my knees
The very thought like a shiver
Causes my heart to freeze.

I can't go on like this much more
You went and I'm on my own
My heart's in a stress I can't endure
The pain of the loss aches my bones.

Finding myself in our old haunts
Thinking of your loving smile
Imagining that you're by my side
I'll gain strength for a little while.

Standing here before this stone
With your name engraved in gold
With our little boy who holds my hand
I'm forced to remain controlled.

His little face so sad and pale
Such tears have burnt his face
His pain from knowing that you'll not return
That you've gone to a different place.

The cancer took you away from me
It tore our life to a shred
But our little chap will need me
So I'll hide away all my dread.

Your presence is yet still with me
I can sense you all around
To me you're not beneath this stone
You'll never be in the ground.



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