Draped across your lap
You'd tickle my back
And give me the answers to all of my questions
You taught me to read before anyone my age
To drive by thirteen
You got me my first job
Seeing you on that emergency room table
I couldn't conceive of losing you
It wasn't an option
We'd live many more days
Crossing state lines and oceans
Together
Harder
Harder than
Harder than losing her
Is losing you
Because
Because there
Because there you
Because there you are
I still need you