He is just a smile from here

He went away,

As many do,

Without fanfare.

No goodbye song

To listen to,

No words to

Make it right,

Just the call

You never want,

That breaks

A silent night.

He never feels

Too far away.

I see him

Everyday.

Hear his voice

Drift through the air,

Even smell his hair.

He is just a smile

From here.

A joke, a laugh

A tear.

But how I wish to

Touch his skin,

To feel its warmth

And glow,

To see the sparkle in his eye,

And never let it go.