Always Near

 Always Near ~~~

Though your soft steps no longer sound across the floor,
and the warmth of your presence has grown still and quiet,
something of you remains — gentle as a breeze, steady as breath.

I feel you in the hush of late nights,
a calm that wraps around me when the sadness grows heavy.
In the silence, something whispers that you haven't truly left.

No distance could break what we built together.
You move beside me still — through every hard day, every quiet moment.
My dearest companion, I still sense your kindness close.

What we shared was never something that could simply disappear.
A love that deep doesn't fade — it lives on, warm and unbroken.
Though tears still come and the ache is real,
your presence hasn't gone — it only changed its shape.

You steady me when I feel adrift.
You remind me that love, even when it costs everything, is always worth it.
And though heaven holds you now,
some part of you still keeps me whole. 

When my own journey finally ends
and I cross beyond whatever comes next,
I know you'll be there — bright-eyed, joyful, close.
No more parting. Just us, together again.

Until then, stay near.
Unseen by the world, but never by me.
Forever my guardian. Forever my heart.
Ours is a love with no ending.