On my mind every moment of the day I love you with every breath on my lips Don’t know how I can live with yesterday Your passing has caused a solar eclipse I think of all the happiness we've shared Salvaging smiles adrift in seas of tears And though I told myself I'd be prepared I prayed God would give you a few more years Death suddenly snatched the warmth from the sun Life to me seems no longer worth living Yet there is nothing that I could have done No one's at fault... no one needs forgiving My heart was bursting sufficient for two And of holding your hand I never tired I could have forever entertained you With stories of love before hope expired Alzheimer's drained your memories away Until piece by piece your life fell apart And inevitably death came your way Leaving a gaping hole deep in my heart -COLLABORATION WITH EMILE PINET- AP: 1st place 2022 Submitted on June 18, 2018 for contest DUETS: I SHALL COLLABORATE WITH YOU sponsored by JAMES EDWARD LEE SR - RANKED 3RD