Another year passed by
But I still remember your face
Your voice is still fresh in my head

When a person dies, they don't just leave
They take a huge part of your soul
And, leave you with an irreplaceable void

I'm getting used to the void
Day by day, year by year
I might never be able to fill it

Maybe a part of me doesn't want to
Maybe, I'm not ready yet
I might never be.
Three years down, forever to go, Dad.

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It's time,
To celebrate your life
To remember you for who you were
To let those memories stay fresh
To not be filled with anger because you left

I understand,
It was time for you to go
You did what you could
You prepared me for the worst

I wish,
I knew at least a day before
I could've held on to you
A little harder,
For a little while longer

Missing you pops.
3 years down. Forever to go.

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I still can't hold back my tears
When I think about you
Sometimes, it's so hard
I block you out

But it's time,
To remember you with a smile
To celebrate your life
To celebrate your kind heart
To celebrate your fight

I don't know how you saw yourself
But for me, you were a hero.
And, you will always be.
Thank you for letting me be yours.

- Father's Day 2020 | Aaron

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Yet another year passed away, things have changed quite a bit.
Passed many milestones I would've wanted you to see
Things have changed
I no longer hear your voice
In the middle of the night to see why I'm awake
I no longer have someone who'd call me twenty times a day
I no longer have that hope or optimism

If I could tell you anything now, I would've told you
That love knocked on our door
She settled in so quickly
And she said she's here to stay
You would've been happy for me

As much of a myth as it is
That the souls we lost reside in the stars
I still look up at the night sky with hope
That you might be looking down on me
Smiling, happy that I've made it this far
Not a day goes by when I wouldn't have
Hoped for things to be different
Two years down, forever to go, Pops.

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Why do I love you?

It’s really obvious why.
Because like moonlight,
you made my scars beautiful.
You tasted like burning scotch
and honesty.
Touching your skin felt like a walk
on cool grass in Summer.
Because you were my metaphor.

You remember how we met?
It was a dream come true
A dream too good to be true
you took a pen and wrote poetry on my waist.
You gave me hickeys and poetry.
You didn’t know how to make me blush,
so you painted my cheeks red
with your lipstick kisses.
When I screamed,
you sang songs to me
and when I cried,
you wiped my tears away with your eyes
and then gave me poems
about how the tides were high today.
It’s often that humans use
words for loyalty
and actions like a back-stabbing knife.
You were different.
When we met, you said you didn’t know how to stay.
Now i know
Even after
Sixty years,
You will still be holding my hands.

Why do I love you?
It’s really obvious why.
I love you
because I don’t know how not to

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She?
What was she?
She was the rainbow after a mighty flood
She was the sunrise that knew no bounds
She was the symbol of elegance and beauty

She 
Had a thousand stories woven into her soul
She knew how to love, with the depth of an ocean
They called her vulnerable and weak
Yet, they never once bothered to open her book and read

She had a billion tales of sorrow and pain
Yet, she gave love again and again
It takes great courage to read her soul
The stories they carried, so rustic and raw

A woman like her, I never saw before
A deadly combination of brave and vulnerable
Nothing could harm her anymore

She was strong enough
As all the storms that passed by
Had her name deep within
Each left with a tale of its own
A tale of how She made it through
A book like no other
A story like no other
She was something special, a woman like no other

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There were nights when I felt
the darkness around me
I didn't know how
this feeling could be.
The silence of the night,
my mind, enchanting,
little drops of light
in the sky and the sea
How did this happen
so very easily.
my heart knows there is fear in me.
In my peaceful mind,
I try to create infinity,
and to feel hypnotized
by nature, love, and creativity
But somehow I never did have calm in me
Never once did life seem precious
Until I saw a life with you
It was then that
I felt my breath, my wind
and reality seem
like a beautiful gift,
If only I knew
that my destiny had you written all over it
Then, i wouldn't have searched so much for love
But, I'm happy i found love not in weird places
But at home
Within you...

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Many people often ask me
What is it about her?
That your eyes light up when you see her
That your face curves into a smile
That you're back to being a little child
For that moment you're with her
What is it about her?
That you can wake up
In the middle of the night
And find yourself staring at her with a huge smile

I always replied in one word, Love
It's her love
Her love is wrapped with joy
Adventure, security, comfort,
Happiness, courage, peace
And it makes you feel at home
Her love has danger paired with mystery
Her love, it's everything.

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As wild as this might sound
I never believed in Valentine's day
If it's love, then shouldn't it be every day?

On this Valentine's day,
I want you ask her
"Will you be mine?"
No, not for today
But for every day of your life

Ask her, will you, stand by my side
Watching the world crumble
Will you let me love you
Beyond all flaws
And to cherish you
For all the days of your life?
All you have to ask her is, will you be mine?
Not for today, but for
Every day of my life that is yet to come

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Two years ago, on Valentine's day,
I was holed up in my room
Sitting behind my laptop screen
Typing away furiously, working

While every other couple
Watched the sunsets, enjoyed dinners
And spent romantic evenings together
I sat there wondering when I'd find love

As wild as this might sound
I never believed in Valentine's day
If it's love, then shouldn't it be every day?

On this Valentine's day,
I want to ask you
Will you be mine?
No, not for today
But for every day of my life
Will you, stand by my side
Watching the world crumble

Will you let me love you
Beyond all flaws
And to cherish you
For every other day to come ?
All I'm asking is, will you be mine?

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