Your Voice

It was soft and caring and thoughtful like your soul
My dear Tara, how I miss your voice
It was true and strong and just and fair,
I know that losing it was not your choice

The song of your words was so comforting to me
I try to recall that voice every day
If there was only a chance to hear it again - 
The sound of your laughter is a world away


The joy it brought me will never be forgotten
It rang in my soul, your lovely gentle tone
But your voice is quiet, a faint distant whisper
A memory of that music is all that I own

I wish I could listen to some of those tunes
Why didn't someone record them for me?
The record skips in my head when I try to play it,
Something I never thought could be


It would always be there to hear
For so long, I just took it for granted
It was young and fresh and clean and hopeful
It was like a sound garden you planted

I know how you loved your life
Why did you have to fall silent?
A killer entered the garden one day,
And snipped the bud most vibrant


Asking for justice, we have to speak for you
Those of us left will do the talking
We try to emulate what you would say
While the guilty is still walking

I know you'll be there to greet me
Will I hear it again when I join you?
Your perfect voice gently calling from on high,
The most beautiful melody I ever knew




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