Looking around the table and you're not there. Watching the football game and you're not there. Greeting the guests and you're not there. Making my plate and you're not there. Telling stories from this year and you're not there. Saying what I'm "thankful" for and you're not there. Watching the parade and you're not there. Laughing at Uncle Jim's joke and you're not there. It's hard to celebrate what you're thankful for, when the one you're most thankful for isn't there.
I wish I could forget you. I wish I recognized your presence then as much as I feel your absence now.