Absence of You

To be loved
And unseen
Seemed
a contradiction
Yet I am
beginning to see
A love
Beyond today
In our silence
And I am comforted
And reminded
That love
Is really considering the other person
Or people
And what is best
Eternally
For them
I am loved
the most
In the silence
And in the absence
Of you
You wavered
and faltered
But ultimately
You stayed true
I can see you
In my mind
Still my friend
Til the end
More my friend
than ever
I am being refined
Because of the silent moments
Without you
They are carving an imprint
On my soul
That is taking me
Where I need to go
This is the Best Of All Possible Situations
For me to learn
I am better
Without you
You knew
What I didn’t
You did
What I couldn’t
I thank the Lord
For the absence of you...