One Year Later

It’s been a year today, Poppi
Still feels weird sayin’ that out loud
We all got together after the service
Told old stories, cried, laughed a little too loud

Nana keeps your memorial by the table
Candles glowing next to your smile
And every time I walk through that front door
I stop and say “hello” for a while

Just wanted to catch you up on everything
On all the life that’s happened since you’ve been gone
‘Cause somehow you still feel close to us
Like your love never really moved on

You’re still in every room
Still in all the little things we do
And no matter how much time passes
Poppi… we still talk to you

You’re gonna be a great-grandfather next month
I know that would've made your whole world light up
Your grandsons are growing up fast now
Making you proud in everything they do

Tio Joe and Tio Mike stepped up for the family
Carryin’ your name the way you taught them to
Trying to fill the shoes you left behind
The way real men always do

And me… I found my way back to JC
We’re stronger than we’ve ever been
He still talks about you coming to the games
And how much love you gave to him

Gina’s always finding little signs from you
Cardinals, feathers out of the blue
The kind of things some people might overlook
But we know better… we know it’s you

Some nights I still reach for the phone
Still wish I could hear your voice again
Still replay that last breath in my mind
And wonder if this ache will ever end

We miss your laugh
Your jokes, your voice filling up the room
The way you made all of us feel safe
Just by being you

So I guess this is my way of talking to you
Hopin’ somehow you still hear me too
Telling you the family’s holding on
Even if some days it’s hard to do

You’re still loved more than words could say
Still missed in everything we do
And after all this time, Poppi
There’s still a part of us waiting for you

So if you see us from somewhere up there
Just know we’re trying our best down here
And we still say your name with love
Every single year

R&B, Female Singer, , Pop, Reminiscent, Ballad , Keyboard, Uplifting,, Female Vocals, Slow (66-76 BPM), Moderate (76-108 BPM)