We scale the heavens for the ones we love,
and then ignore the fervor within our hearts,
but that’s exactly where they are—within your love,
within your heart—as you carry their memory,
as you give them a chance to once more be.
And then you’ll be—
you’ll be the one that others love,
and you’ll love them, too,
because we’re all right here,
living in this strange world,
on this strange planet
with all these strange people—
and that’s quite okay.
It’s okay to say that things are strange,
just like it’s strange to think
our loved ones are so far away,
when they’re right here
in our hearts and memories.
And once we realize this,
we’ll welcome them back,
and keep their memories alive and intact,
as if they’ve been right here all this time—