you left such a hole in our hearts Steve
slowly it fills with our memories of you
simple stories of our time with you
and with all the people we knew together
slowly it fills with our sadness
and the day by day experience of our lives
without your willing hand and mind
slowly it fills also with our acceptance
the fine bitterness of our survival
in this world you once helped us live in
slowly it fills with the pieces of who we are
because we knew you
and knowing you changed us
and made us stronger
you left such a hole in our hearts Steve
slowly it fills with our memories
our sadness
our lives
our acceptance
and the parts of you
that became us