You Are Always With Me

I picked up your ashes Three months after cremation I felt I had bottled emotions Time would help verbal summation Yet silence is what I find No words escape my lips Thoughts of your meandering Unbeknownst except for tips Your work you credited All your time and space Arriving home so late Booze on breath and red face I overlooked so much I never said a word Just glad you made it home Uninjured and unhurt I loved you I hope you knew Took care of you The best I could do I feel a whole Deep within my heart A void filled by you Right from the start Sometimes I feel you Watching over me But to hold you again Is what I need The birds call for you The dogs look too The cats wait on the bed But all are well fed I keep your ashes with me And everywhere I go Your in an airtight gray box Co captain as we go It's funny the quiet moments And music we now enjoy Is all I ever wanted love But your program would not deploy So for now we spend this time Exactly how I wished You are always with me Peaceful loving how I embellished.