This is for You

I left the porch light on again
The house still waits for where you've been
I held the book you used to read
The spine is worn, like memories
The wind still hums your favorite tune
And I still whisper like it's June

If you could hear what silence hides
Would you believe these tears were mine?

This is for you, the truth I held so tight
Tucked beneath the silence of the night
This is the breath I never freed
The echo of a deeper need
This is the scar I couldn't show
Wishing you'd see, wishing you'd know

The candle flickers in the hall
Its fragile glow recalls it all
The way you'd smile without a word
The quiet love I always heard
Its flame a whisper, soft and true
A vow unspoken, made for you

Behind the hush, the past remains
Wrapped in light and softened pain

This is for you, the words I never gave
The light I chased past every wave
This is the breath that breaks in two
The song I lost when I lost you
This is the part I couldn't claim
Left between the love and blame

The world moves on, but here I stay
Where all our yesterdays still play
A whispered hope, a final line
A love that lived beyond its time

This is for you, the quiet in the dark
The ember burning in my heart
This is the silence soft and deep
Where love still rocks the soul to sleep
A lullaby that mends the years
Sung through longing, sung through tears
This is for you...