When the Stars Went Silent

The house is hollow now, no warmth in the air, Her laughter's just a memory, I find it everywhere. I sit in her old chair, but it feels so cold, I'm clinging to the echoes of the stories she once told. "Why does every quiet moment feel so loud? How can the world keep turning when she's not around?" They say time will heal, but the cracks still show, When the one who gave you strength is the one who had to go. When the stars went silent, the nights grew long, The melody's missing from our favorite song. The trust I had in life now feels so far, I'm searching for her light in every fading star. When the stars went silent, I lost my way, But I'll keep holding on, for another day. The things she used to say, they linger in my mind, A compass I can't follow, though I'm desperate to find. I've built these walls so high, to shield the pain inside, But every crack reveals the tears I thought I'd hide. "Do you remember when we used to sit by the window? "You'd tell me everything's gonna be okay…" When the stars went silent, the nights grew long, The melody's missing from our favorite song. The trust I had in life now feels so far, I'm searching for her light in every fading star. When the stars went silent, I lost my way, But I'll keep holding on, for another day. I'm scared to feel again, scared it'll disappear, The love I used to trust now feels wrapped in fear. "I see you in the little things—the scent of your tea, The sound of your favorite tune drifting back to me." But I feel you in the wind, in the laughter that remains, And through the cracks in sorrow, I'll embrace the pain. When the stars went silent, I heard her voice, A whisper in the dark that gave me a choice. The trust I thought was lost still lingers in the scars, Her light will guide me home, no matter how far. When the stars went silent, I found my way, Through the grief, through the loss, I'll rise someday. The stars may have dimmed, but their glow remains, And I'll carry her light through life's storms and rains. "I miss you, Grandma, but your strength lives in me, I'll keep moving forward, and set your spirit free."