closet box

There's a box inside my closet where half my heart belongs. It's filled with clothes you never wore, with lullabies and songs. You were just around the corner, I'm a half a second late, Still trying to win a race against this unforgiving fate. Last night we lit ten candles, imagined what you'd wish, Then blew out each blue candle, and set an extra dish. You were just around the corner, I'm a half a step away, Held fast within a memory of that long-remembered day. Are you sleeping in the garden? Are you safe beyond the storm? Are you cradled in your father's arms where nights are always warm? You were just around the corner, just beyond my reach, skipping on the gentle sand of heaven's golden beach. In my dreams you're in the courtyard, or climbing in the tree, dancing in the shadows past where mortal eyes can see. You were just around the corner. I run to catch your face, then wake to find my empty arms..... You're gone, without a trace.