Forever in your heart!
as the time for me and you draws near
as we say goodbye our hearts are full of fear
never forget even thou were really far apart
i will always be forever in your heart
even thou i am not with you out there
know that i will always be right here
the time we spent together never will depart
my love goes with you anywhere forever in your heart
in life our paths will lead us down a different road
and when the sadness goes into overload
just look inside yourself way past all the hurt
thats where you'll see me im forever in your heart
You see me here, yet I am not
For I’m in your smiles, your hearts, your thoughts
Your laughs, your tears, your oldest fears
Your past, your now, your future years
Your children’s face, your elders’ grace
I live in there, that ‘always’ place
And if you took a single look
At any page within this book
Start to finish, through and through
You’d find yourself, and you, and you
For each of you has touched my life
In times of plenty, quiet, and strife
I live there still as you can see
So, all of you… is all of me
And when it’s time to leave this place
To fill this warmth with empty space
Remember, dear loved ones here
In all your hearts I’m always near
El Lugar Donde Vivo
Me ves aquí, pero no soy
Porque estoy en tus sonrisas, tus corazones, tus pensamientos
Tus risas, tus lágrimas, tus miedos más antiguos
Tu pasado, tu ahora, tus años futuros
La cara de tus hijos, la gracia de tus mayores
Vivo allí, ese lugar "siempre"
Y si echas un solo vistazo
En cualquier página de este libro
De principio a fin, y en cada palabra
Te encontrarás a ti mismo, y a ti, y a ti
Por cada uno de ustedes ha tocado mi vida
En tiempos de abundancia, tranquilidad y lucha
Vivo allí todavía como puedes ver
Entonces, todos ustedes ... son todos de mi
Y cuando es hora de dejar este lugar
Para llenar esta calidez con un espacio vacío
Recuerden, seres queridos aquí
En todos tus corazones siempre estoy cerca
What a strange and twofold time
This hour of smiles and tears
When loved ones now and then all pluck
Mere moments from the years
When all recall not merely joy
But rancor, loss and pain
And somehow feel a common strength
When relived all again
The words that fill the whispers
That slip from trembling lips
May be all happiness and ire
All anger, fear and quips
Only now, this twofold time
This hour of smiles and tears
Do all the memories that we share
Come through the well-plucked years
Let me tell you about a neighbor of mine.
He had been my neighbor since 1979.
He had a loving wife and two children
He has died but we will see him again.
His death is hard for his friends and family to face.
He's in Heaven now which is a far better place.
It's tragic because his life came to an end
He was a great neighbor and a friend.
When I learned that he died, it was very sad.
But now he's in Heaven with my mom and dad.
I am on top of the world
and then packing up this little room
without warning
I speed down the slope,
I don’t want to count down the days
but that’s all I’m ever doing.
I count by tears,
by memories and 3ams,
by your heartbeats when I don’t want to move.
I count by unavoidable smiles,
by wishing and bad decisions I still don’t regret,
by sevens and by everything you love.
When I break I need to push you away,
please,
I’ve already crumbled
too much in your hands.
Nothing will ever be close enough as right down the hallway.
Every little corner smells like you.
This feels like I am folding up all your little pieces
and when I leave so soon
they are tearing me from you.
Every little corner smells like you.
This feels like I am folding up all your little pieces
and bringing them home.
Goodbyes are the only promises I will make.
You can pretend we won’t hang by a thread tomorrow
we can survive the fraying
but from this far away I can’t color you in,
I can’t fit smiles and leaving together like puzzle pieces…
this is the first and last time you will see me cry.
Goodbyes are the only things I will leave here.
Now I seem to slip down all the slopes,
can’t hold myself to the ground without you,
I have always been afraid of the sky
but I’m more afraid of being buried alone beneath my feet
so I will take a running start.
Goodbyes are the only things I will let fall like hope.
When I tell my words to touch you for the last time
you know I will take any excuse to stay here a second longer,
I will write you into quicksand so I’m rooted.
But goodbyes are the only promises I will make.
Give me a different hello
and I will make you a better promise.
Sitting alone with you in the dark,
Intently staring, just waiting for a sign.
You lean over and our mouths collide.
An eruption of passion,
Quickly followed by self control.
Both wanting to give in, but knowing we shouldn't.
Playing a dangerous game and seeing how many lines we can cross.
The warmth of your breath in my ear,
The graze of your lips across my neck,
It's getting harder, I want to explode.
I quickly whisper, "Be careful, you don't know what you're doing."
But, you knew.
As our hearts beat in sync as our chests rise and fall together
You grip me with your legs and gently bite my neck.
Sweat is starting to pour.
My mind and heart is in a race.
I want you!
I need you!
You're begging me without words.
Why can't I give in?
I drive you home and say goodbye.
I turn around and drive away.
Leaving with only the memory of what could've been.
It would hurt less if I had enough letters
to find you and know you miss me
or know you don’t at all, you’re happy, you don’t regret any of it, your life is even more beautiful than you.
It would hurt less if I wasn’t treading this gray in between.
I don’t know if you’re still reaching for the gap in the stars
or if you turned your back and you’re heading home.
I keep lying to myself that every single stroke is the last one for you.
But maybe the more ink I spend
I can reach out past the void and catch you by your string as it drags by,
make you remember when all the other humans were afterthoughts as we stood on the skyline,
knowing no matter how slowly the ship lights traveled we would be home soon and we would have to write our goodbyes.
I wish I could say I knew your whole story
instead I’m wading back and forth
between the shoreline and the sea,
pacing the memories paved along my skin.
It would hurt less if I wasn’t treading this gray in between.
Goodbye, old friend.
They say every goodbye leads to a new hello,
But I would rather have another one with you,
One more smile, one more hug, one more memory,
But now I must let you go,
Goodbye, old friend.
Goodbye, old friend.
I will never forget that out of control laugh,
The music we shared and the love that we had,
What I wouldn’t do to sing and laugh with you again,
Perhaps one day we can, but for now,
Goodbye, old friend.
Goodbye, old friend.
Remember those late night car rides?
Remember getting in and out of trouble?
Remember the fun that we had?
Because I will never forget…
Goodbye, old friend.
Goodbye, old friend.
I suppose this is the last goodbye,
The time has come, and I have moved on,
I hope one day we can change this,
And we can say hello once more, but until that day,
Goodbye, old friend.