He Is Gone
David
Harkins 1959
You can shed tears
that he is gone
Or you can smile
because he has lived
You can close your
eyes and pray that he will come back
Or you can open your
eyes and see all that he has left
Your heart can be
empty because you can't see him
Or you can be full of
the love that you shared
You can turn your
back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy
for tomorrow because of yesterday
You can remember him
and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish
his memory and let it live on
You can cry and close
your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what he
would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
Read by Bob Taylor