62 years later, can't believe you still kept every letter A portal in time, flashback to moments when I learned Patience, tough love, and patience Now only silence Another day on edge, cognizant of what could happen next Weak hearts, weak limbs support each other in frail co-dependence Thank god I have my daughter Ever present as our bodies falter Sharing pain is such strange relief, I'm not sure if I could call it peace We met so far from home, but you feel much farther now A new form of distance, warm touch yet you're miles away No one ever found a love that's perfect, just certain that the time was worth it My rock from the Rock Can't stand to see you like this Waiting for another doctor to tell us what's wrong Delusional, they'll say she's been misdiagnosed all along Another hour passed, how long could this day drag on? "Tough love," rings in my ears, I won't accept that you're gone Mind went back to the start it's now formatted and dark Unsure if she can recognize the man that captured her heart Hazy eyes, redefined by the absence inside So aware, how unfair it is I have to mourn twice All I've known is "no more," refuse to walk through that door I'll sit at home and ponder what it takes to carry on