Traces

I hold a piece of you in every line A photograph in fading light defined Your shadow soft it still surrounds In every silent moment every sound When time tries to blur what's left behind I close my eyes and there you shine This heart keeps you like an endless flame A trace of you that will never fade Some say memories are meant to decay But I guard yours won't let them stray In laughter tears and quiet sighs I see you clearer when I close my eyes When time tries to blur what's left behind I close my eyes and there you shine This heart keeps you like an endless flame A trace of you that will never fade And if the years pull us further apart I'll hold your whispers close to my heart For what is love if not a place Where even distance holds its grace So here's to you in shadows cast In memories that will always last This heart keeps you come what may A trace of you forever will stay