Your eyes betray your smile
Trying to put on a brave face
And I can hear the whispering chant in your mind
Slip through those traitorous lips
Blurred words from grief or something else?
He's gone he's dead
The scent of freshly turned soil
Serves a reminder between us
I can see how you are well on your way to a black belt
In self-destruction
If I could
You know I would
But I can't make false promises 
That are broken before they are made
I can't tell white lies 
To bandage your pain
If I could 
I would stop my heart from beating
So yours would beat again
He may have left us
But my life testifies he took you too
You have complete right to this pain
As would any other in your place
But look around
At those who live through you
Those who you lived for too
Life may not ever be complete
Or merry once again
But it will only be bearable 
When you allow the warmth of a hand to be placed in yours