The years were heavy, but your hands were kind, Lifting the broken, steadying minds. Every room you entered, you carried the light, Even in darkness, you helped us rise. Though your hands grew weak and your body betrayed, You asked of us -- don’t hold onto you that way. Remember me in the laughter we shared, The quiet strength, the way I cared. The open hands, the love that would stay, Remember me -- remember me that way. Your touch could calm, your words could mend, You gave of yourself without any end. You built us a home where our hearts could rest, In every trial, you gave your best. Though you stepped through the shadows when night drew near, You asked of us -- don’t hold onto you that way. Remember me in the laughter we shared, The quiet strength, the way I cared. The open hands, the love that would stay, Remember me -- remember me that way. Not every shadow tells the whole of the sun, A story is greater than the ending begun. So hold to the moments that made me whole, A life remembered in love untold. Remember me in the laughter we shared, The quiet strength, the way I cared. The open hands, the love that would stay, Remember me -- remember me that way. Remember me that way. Remember me that way.
