I think of you
Every time I drive past our favorite places
I think of you
Every time I smell blueberries
I think of you
Every time I see two friends hug
I think of you
Every time I hear certain songs
I think of you
You’ve changed me twice
First when we met
Young, naive to the real world
Craving the comfort of a true friend
Second the day you died
Older, not always wiser to the world
A lifetime ago, decades too soon
I think of you
With every smile shared
I think of you
With every tear shed
I think of you
With every success
I think of you
With every setback
I think of you
As days turned to years
Your name crosses my lips
Easier, without the sense of guilt and loss
I have patched together the cracks
To the point of not being afraid to shatter
At a memory of you
I think of you
Encouraging me to grow
I think of you
Empowering me to forgive
I think of you
Entrusting me to adapt
I think of you
Allowing me to be
I think of you
Always
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