There's a
box inside my closet where half my heart belongs.
It'
s filled with clothes you never wore, with lullabies and songs.
You were just around the corner, I'm a half a second late, Still trying to win a race against this unforgiving fate.
Last night we lit ten candles, imagined what you'd wish, Then blew out each
blue candle, and
set an extra dish.
You were just around the corner, I'm a half a step away, Held fast within a memory of that long-remembered day.
Are you sleeping in the garden?
Are you safe beyond the
storm?
Are you cradled in your
father's arms where nights are always warm?
You were just around the corner, just beyond my reach, skipping on the gentle sand of
heaven's golden beach.
In my dreams you're in the courtyard, or climbing in the tree, dancing in the shadows
past where mortal eyes can see.
You were just around the corner.
I run to catch your
face, then wake to find my empty arms.....
You're gone, without a trace.