A year has passed, the silence still loud,
I search the sky, beyond every cloud.
Memories flicker like candlelight,
Fading and glowing through every night.
His voice is gone, but his lessons remain,
Etched in my soul, carved deep by pain.
I smile through tears, I speak his name,
But life without him is not the same.
Time moved forward, but I stayed behind,
Still haunted by the goodbye I couldn't find.
Maybe if I had seen him just one day before, I wouldn't carry this weight of regret anymore