The Silence You Left Behind

Every road I drive, we’ve driven before,

Every song on the radio opens a door.

Every sunset paints your face in the sky,

And I whisper your name, though no one replies.

It’s not the things, it’s the moments I find,

That echo through the silence you left behind.

It’s the hush after laughter, the space by my side,

The empty seat where your hand fit in mine.

It’s the slow turning seasons that don’t feel right,

The stillness that fills every long, sleepless night.

I keep reaching for something I can’t unwind—

The silence… you left behind.

The ocean still shimmers where we used to stand,

Waves keep on dancing, like they understand.

I sit with my coffee and watch the day start,

But it’s never the same without your heart.

Even the wind seems soft and kind,

When it carries the silence you left behind.

Love doesn’t die—it just changes its form,

From a voice I could hear to a feeling that’s warm.

It’s in the breeze, in the stars, in the dawn’s first light,

In the peace that finds me on the long lonely nights.

It’s the hush after laughter, the space by my side,

The memory of you that time can’t divide.

And though my tears still fall sometimes,

There’s love in the silence you left behind.

You’re still here, in the quiet of my mind…

In the silence you left behind.