‘How’ is the word that appears in my mind When I think of trudging through life alone You are the remedy, the solution And through trials you and I have always flown How could I laugh? Without your jokes How could I smile? It would feel a hoax All I know from now until forever I’d push through the walls of depression To honor your memory, legacy And I would live to exude your expression You wouldn’t wish me to unravel I would channel all your laughs through me I would allow your joy to travel Know for you I’d smile, this I guarantee ‘How’ is only a word A painful one, for sure But would I be deterred? No. I promise I’d endure