With time comes the comfort With age the understanding That everything and everyone I love Will find its way away from me Someday. I'll be left with my own emptiness My own solitude to face Look into the void and dig out A way to endure the insincerity of half hearted pleas That swear it's only to save me. To find solace in the clouds, Or embrace what's left of the settled ground. Grit my teeth, close my eyes and breathe deep. I can almost hear them say "He's where he wants to be." Reach down and grab his hand If I could just hear his laugh again.