With an aura of childhood around me
And a glow of innocence on your face
I look at you
With a broken heart
And tears in my eyes
And you stand right in front of me
A face filled with sparkle
Heart filled with love
And a smile filled with assurance
Of being right
I still remember your tiniest gesture
As you giggle
And every time you caught me before I fell
And pushed me when I froze
And helped me move forward
And said “Life is cruel, yet so beautiful”
Tears trickling down my cheeks
And heart filled with pain
I remembered the times
When you taught me how to walk
And every time you caught me before I fell
And even when I fell
You taught me to rise
And told me
Fall a hundred times and people will laugh at you
Succeed once and they will envy you
Fall and succeed anyways
As I see your beautiful face
With the same smile spread across
And the same heart full of love
But not saying anything
Where did you go?
Why did you forget to catch me before I fell?
Why did you leave?
For the beautiful memories in hand
And for the thoughts that will prevail
And reminiscences that will never die
Along with those words of wisdom
And those wishful lectures about life
And the glared filled expression when I screwed up
And the profound answers to my simple questions
I bid you farewell while I continue my sojourn
Because a farewell is necessary before we meet again