‘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