(For Amanda, in loving memory of her brother, Wallace Pason Barrs)
I see your tears each time you cry
And know your pain is real.
But rest assured that I am fine
And I am with you still.
I hear your words each time you pray
When by your bed you kneel.
But rest assured that I am fine
And I am with you still.
I feel your touch each time you visit
My grave that’s all too real.
But rest assured that I am fine
And I am with you still.
I know you think I left too soon
And your heart will never heal.
But rest assured that I am fine
And I am with you still.
You were my sister and my friend
God gave to us that seal.
And when your hurt is hard to bear
I am with you still.
~Ruth McDonald Mair