two people always by my side
always there, even as i cried
to hold my hands when i got scared
never ran out of ways to show you cared
through hand-me-down clothes
and the highs and lows
you were always the sun and bright blue sky in the rain
the comfort and calm in the pain
endless nonsensical rants and chants
which never had to be explained
it slipped up on me i swear
but now one of my hands is bare
i’d never had to learn a life without you
it’s been hard trying to make my way through
but i’d like to think i’ve found my way
without you here every day
still able to find comfort in my other hand
with the same emptiness as me
soon i will have no hand to hold but my own
and i’m terrified i will become someone you have never known
you held my hands through every little thing
but now you seem to be slipping
so please, let me hold on for just a little bit longer
a few more minutes because i know i will have to be stronger
for the day that we have to part ways
will set my life ablaze
i will never have those hands to hold again
i will always have to watch them go again