Sixteen Years

Dear Alex,

Sixteen years you’ve been gone.

After all this time, you are still such a part of our lives.  We talk about what you would have thought or said or done as life’s moments pass us by.

We miss your humor, your hugs, your thoughtfulness.  We think about how our lives would be different if you had lived.  Would we have made our biggest mistakes with you there?  You were so good at pointing us in the right direction.

You were the glue, Alex.  The rock.  The light.

You are so missed.  So incredibly loved.  Today and every day.

Who You’d Be Today ~ by Kenny Chesney

Sunny days seem to hurt the most
I wear the pain like a heavy coat
I feel you everywhere I go

I see your smile, I see your face
I hear you laughing in the rain
I still can’t believe you’re gone

It ain’t fair, you died too young
Like a story that had just begun
But death, tore the pages all away

God knows how I miss you
All the hell that I’ve been through
Just knowing no one could take your place

Sometimes, I wonder… who you’d be today

Would you see the world?
Would you chase your dreams?
Settle down with a family?
I wonder, what would you name your babies?

Some days the sky’s so blue
I feel like I can talk to you
And I know it might sound crazy

It ain’t fair, you died too young
Like a story that had just begun
But death, tore the pages all away

God knows how I miss you
All the hell that I’ve been through
Just knowing no one could take your place

Sometimes I wonder… who you’d be today

Today, Today, Today
Today, Today, Today

Sunny days seem to hurt the most
I wear the pain like a heavy coat
The only thing that gives me hope
Is I know, I’ll see you again someday

Someday, Someday…