The Ghost You Left Behind

The front door closes with the evening breeze. Still sounding like you're coming home to me. Your favorite chair stands by the window light, Keeping company with lonely nights. I tell myself you've gone away. But every room says you still stay. Some hearts can bury yesterday. Mine keeps it wide awake. Time keeps turning every page, But your story never fades. You're the ghost you left behind, Living in the corners of my mind. Every whisper, every prayer, makes me feel you're Still right here. Though I reach and touch the air, I still find your love somewhere. I keep holding on somehow to the Ghost you left behind. The mirror shows these tired eyes, A little older, a little wise. But wisdom never healed the ache that came the Day my whole world changed. The radio plays our favorite song, And for a moment you're not gone. Then silence fills the space again, Like it always has. If love could walk between two worlds, I'd meet you where the heavens shine. Until that day, I'll carry you In every breath that's mine. You're the ghost you left behind, The part of me that time can't hide. Every dawn and every dusk still carries all Our trust. If forever waits beyond this pain, I'll find your arms again. Until my final song is sung, you're the Ghost I carry on. Some ghosts are made of sorrow. Yours is made of love.