Learning To Say Goodbye

I didn’t want to leave you,
     I loved you more than life.
I treasured every moment
     That I had you for my wife.
The time we had together
     Brought me joy you’ll never know
But when I heard God calling
     I knew I had to go.
I wanted to reach out to you
     And wipe your tears away,
To hug you and to hold you
     And take your fears away.
This wasn’t what I meant to do -
     To leave the ones I love…
But the angels came to take me
     To Heaven up above.
They told me I was needed,
     That my time on earth was done.
They took me towards a Light
     That was brighter than the sun.
I knew where they were taking me
     I’d be so far away
From you, my love, I had no choice
     But to go with them that day.
As I left, I looked back at you
     And saw you in such pain.
But I knew one day, you and I
     Would be together once again.
I wanted to reach out to you,
     To say one last goodbye,
To whisper that “I loved you”
     And tell you not to cry.
I knew it wouldn’t help alot
     I felt your broken heart.
I knew you didn’t understand
     Why now we had to part.
As the days and weeks went by
     I saw the sadness in your eyes.
I knew how much you missed me
     And as you came to realize
That I would not be coming back,
     It wasn’t just a dream.
I wished somehow I could tell you
     Things aren’t as they seem.
I want you to remember me,
     I want you to go on,
I want you to be happy
     And not think of me as gone.
For, Sweetheart, I am with you,
     I’m closer than you know…
I’m beside you every step you take
     And everywhere you go.
For, you see, God has allowed me
     To be in your heart always
For as long as I am needed
     To brighten up your days.
I’m the warmth of the sunshine
     And the breeze upon your hair,
I’m the raindrops falling from the sky -
     You’ll find me everywhere.
You only need to call my name
     And listen carefully…
You’ll know someone is very near
     And that someone is me.
I loved you through the years we had
     Together, you and I,
Think of this as “for awhile”
     And never as goodbye.
I’m saving you a special place
     Up here, to be with me
And when the angels come for you -
     Once again “we’ll” be!

     All my love,
     Dean