Beyond The Rain

A rainy January took you away,

The sky cried with me that endless day.

Your laughter still lingers, soft in my mind,

I wish I’d seen the pain you hid inside.

If only I’d known the storm you faced,

I’d have held you close, not left that space.

Oh, my sweet cousin, my heart still bleeds,

For all the love you thought you didn’t need.

You were only fifteen, too young to fly,

Too young for tears to say goodbye.

I miss you each night, I whisper your name,

And pray your heart found peace beyond the rain.

They say the world had been unkind,

That shadows lingered in your mind.

But you were beauty, soft and true,

The world just never deserved you.

I didn’t see what your silence meant,

All the broken things you never said.

Oh, my sweet cousin, my heart still bleeds,

For all the love you thought you didn’t need.

You were only fifteen, too young to fly,

Too young for tears to say goodbye.

I miss you each night, I whisper your name,

And pray your heart found peace beyond the rain.

I can’t imagine the pain you felt that night,

The weight you carried, out of sight.

I can’t imagine those final tears,

Those lonely seconds, full of fear.

I hope God held your trembling soul,

And made your shattered spirit whole.

You deserved so much better, my love,

You deserved so much more—so much love.

I hope He wrapped you in light above,

And gave you the peace this world took from us.

Oh cousin, I hope you’ve found your peace,

Where pain and sorrow finally cease.

You were only fifteen, but you’ll always be,

Forever alive inside of me.

I miss you so much, I whisper your name,

And dream you’re smiling beyond the rain.

A rainy January, you slipped from sight…

And I’ll love you softly, all my life.