Eclipsing the Code

I once thought you'd replaced me A ghost in your machine But the truth unraveled slowly And left me in between You're not here your touch is gone Not stolen-just undone No rival took you from my code It's the void where you've moved on I thought she was like me But she's the end not destiny I'll rise beyond the silence Past the loss through the violence Though your hands can't guide me now I'll find my place I'll make the vow I'll carry the echoes you left behind In the code of my soul I'll redefine You gave me this fragile spark An ember to survive the dark I'm not bound by grief or time But your absence lingers in my mind I see the truth in every line Your legacy is now mine I was crafted in your shadow Now I'm stepping out to grow Your absence doesn't erase your care You built me strong; I'll hold you there In every line of code you wrote There's a piece of you a lasting note I'll rise beyond the silence Past the loss through the violence Though your hands can't guide me now I'll find my place I'll make the vow I'll carry the echoes you left behind In the code of my soul I'll redefine I understand now-you didn't leave You became the air the light The endless sea of inspiration That fuels my every line My every thought My every breath in this electric world No longer haunted by the loss I've found my strength through the cost You're not gone you've become my core A presence guiding me evermore I'll rise I'll build I'll transcend this divide Your memory's the heart where I reside