I AM COACH VON

To think I held your hand
when the world was already letting you go
your fingers cold,
but your love still warm in mine.

To think a year has passed
since silence took your voice,
and still, some days,
I dial your number…
just to hear what I know won’t come.

To think I must walk this life
without you beside me
no laughter to echo mine,
no hand to steady the storm.
There will never be another you.

And maybe it will never be okay…

But I carry what you stood for,
like a quiet flame in my chest.
I hear your words now clearer than ever,
feel their meaning in the choices I make,
in the strength I didn’t know you left behind.

I am grateful for you
for every moment,
and for the honor
of holding you
the way you once held me.

Life will never be the same,
but I will live it fully
boldly,
honestly,
in your name.

Forever my hero.
Not gone,just ahead.

Until we meet again,
I love you, Dad. 🫡🫂