I will not remember that you are gone I will choose to forget. Get lost in memories, Daydreams, Places we have walked. Feeling you just behind me I will turn and smile.
I will send postcards and letters, Ask if you are well. Fill silences at red Lights, bus stops, 3am With your voices, Stories, And the things we once laughed at.
I will reach for your hand, As I did as a child And know it is just out of reach, Just out of sight. Pretend you are lost again As you always were Call your name Have it echo back. I will not write you an epitaph Or ever say goodbye – Just count the days until I join you And promise not to cry