for those with us, yet not with us

One morning I woke up and found you gone

It was confusing

Felt like a part of me was missing

A part that makes me who I am

A part that is the core of my existence

Everywhere I looked I saw glimpses of you

Everywhere I went I felt your absence

How was I ever to recover from this feeling

A feeling of not being whole anymore

Would I ever feel complete again

And as the days passed, I began to sense something

That you were right here beside me the whole time

Just in a different way

In a way that I did not fully understand

I missed your presence

I missed the hugs

I missed our conversations

But now I know you haven’t really gone away

You’re just in a different space

And with that I feel better

And my heart begins to beat a little lighter

Now I can walk ahead in life

Knowing you’ll always be right here

Jaspreet Soor