How many time I whisper your name. Its less then the times I think of you. I wonder where you are. I picture it in my head over and over. Are there fluffy clouds of cotton? Do you lie in them like there cotton candy, picking a piece and savoring the sweetness? Do you wear white robes? The robes soft and warm that feel like they have just come of the dryer. The faint smell of bleach and softness as you rub it against your cheek. Do you get to see us? As we busy ourselves in the world, cursing in traffic, always rushing to beat the clock. I wonder if you shake your head wishing we took a step back and enjoyed ourselves. I wonder if thats why you come in a soft wind, a butterfly that floats by, and leaves that change colors.
They are subtle yet hit us enough to be thankful for where we are. Instead of downing the coffee to keep us up we sit on the step, sipping it slowly, letting the warmth hit our insides as the fall wind covers the hills like a blanket. I wonder if you left to show us just how much we should take time to love the people that mean the world to us. How often we tuck ourselves in at night without letting our loved ones know just how special they are. I wonder if you left to show us what compassion truly is. When a frown on someone's face guides us to ask just one more time if there are okay. Pushing once more so the tears they need to cry pour out like a hard summer rain.
Maybe you left to show us nothing lasts forever but what you do to others, does live on. I love harder, fall faster, trip more then once, and dream bigger now. I take time to enjoy the little things. A shooting star dances across the sky, a Michael Buble song as my Christmas lights glisten, a dog kiss and family dinners. Its nice to know that even though your not here physically, that you still are here... everywhere.
I miss you derek. xo
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