I sit alone now in the darkness of despair. I cry my silent tears. My heart is broken into a million tiny pieces. The silence is deafening to my ears. The darkness frightens me. The shadows climb the wall. I hear footsteps walking, Passing through the hall. The loneliness surrounds me; It takes my breath away. This is the pattern of my life Since that awful, dreadful day. Without a clue, Without a hint Of what was yet to be, God called you home To be with him And took you away from us. I walk, I talk. I carry on When the sun pokes out its head, But when darkness falls And evening comes, I cannot go to bed. For this is when I miss you most of all. When I curl into a little ball And cry those silent tears. Watching the shadows And missing you lots