As the first fireflies
Appear in the night,
They somehow seem
To have lost their light.
I reach to catch one,
And expect you to say:
"You'd better find a jar
Before it flies away."
But as I wait and listen,
I feel my eyes tear
For I know this,
I will never hear.
My heart feels hollow
As I start to remember
That the memories we shared
Are so few in number.
Though you've been there
For all of mine,
My role in your life
Seems a moment in time.
And though our life together
Has come and gone,
The love you showed me
Is my strength to move on.