I didn't believe when I watched you leave
that I'd never see you again.
I couldn't accept as you turned your back
that it would never be the same.
I've said goodbye to friends before
but never to my partner.
People have left my life before
but it wasn't for forever.

Always beside me, you pulled me through
and taught me how to be strong.
But somewhere inside me I've always known
that this isn't where you belong.
You've done more for me than anyone else
in the short time we were together.
And as my life goes on without you here
I know I'll always remember . . .

That I was never defeated
because you were there.
That I was never afraid
because you were there.
That I was never alone
because you were there.

But as I fight my best
you're gone.
But as I face my fears
you're gone.
But as I'm with my friends
you're gone.

They'll look at me
and see what's left
of a broken whole,
of a torn apart soul,
of a unity that was strong.

The puzzle is shat
tered,
its pieces are s c a t t e r e d,
no longer is it complete.