#176 For JT. "Where Did You Go? My Friend."

Your reality seeps in, through the cracks of my steel denial.And I’m learning to breathe, though the air doesn’t fit,The space you once were in.Where did you go? And why?I don’t know.So close I can touch, and remember forever.But do memories grow?Without you.Where did you go and why?I spoke to a friend, told them all about you.How you sang with a voice like thundering grace.They said they believed me, by the tears on my face,With nowhere to fall.Where did you go? And why?I don’t know.So close I can touch, and remember forever.But do memories grow?Without you.Where did you go and why?The tree fruits are ripening, the jams they will sweeten,And trails beneath feet, lengthen farther each day,But nothing’s as far as the last time I saw you,When we sang for those in need.Where did you go? And why?I don’t know.So close I can touch, and remember forever.But do memories grow without you to see?Oh, where did you go, and why?The truth sinks in, through the hole in my heart.I’m learning to walk, though my shoes still don’t fit.The place you once stood.The name you once held.The life only you could live.Where did you go? And why?My friend. So close I can touch, and remember forever.Yes memories grow, yet all without you.Where did you go?My friend.