Really.

The way your hair used to be after being under a hat all day

so soft.

The way that your green eyes smiled

at me.

Though it has been nearly 7 long years

it is like yesterday.

There are so many thoughts I have

no one to tell.

Seven years ago tomorrow

you gave me a special birthday gift.

Then you went to work

to protect and serve.

I wish I could have kept you at home

with me

and protected you from it all.

Saying ‘I love you’ and ‘I miss you’

doesn’t cut it.

What will I do without you?

Really.