Grief

I miss you more and more each day,
It doesn't seem quite real.
I always thought you were forever,
Now I don't know what to feel.

I know you would want me to stay strong,
To help the others through,
And so I keep my head held high - 
But I need comfort too.

I feel a hole now in my heart,
Where you used to be
The pain I feel is all-consuming
As my grief eats away at me.

I remember when I held your hand,
As your life was slipping away.
We said 'I love you' then all was still,
As there was nothing more to say.

You always taught me what was right,
And always looked on me with pride
So now I live by what you taught me,
And stay constant like the tide.

It's hard to put it into words:
How much I'm missing you.
All I can say is now, Good bye,
And I always will love you.