See her every morning, pruning flowers out front,
Heads out back to repeat the task, takes a big gulp from her flask,
Recently-retired, living it out on her lonesome,
Save for occasional visits from grown little ones, their tiny tots call her ‘Nan’, melting hearts like only grandkids can,
Had to do it the hard way, got here mostly on her own,
Paid the bills, raised the kids, worked hard and maintained the home,
Love for family powered her along after the greatest loss of all, fate hadn’t been so kind, he’s out of sight but never out of mind,
They’d met long ago, love was instantaneous,
Dated, married, had a few kiddos, before he fell to a wretched virus,
And so she stepped up, put the young ones through college,
Was with ‘em through every step, lord knows how much willpower she possessed,
Worked her fingers to the bone until retirement age, yeah she did all that,
It was perilous and messy but she came through all that,
All the while they asked if she’d ever find another, always she deployed the usual answer,
“Not a chance, I’ve had my happy ending, though he’s gone our union’s everlasting,”
She’d surely found the one, he could never be replaced,
Now she walks on until the day when they’re reconnected beyond time and space.
Another one bites the dust, never went beyond the second date,
Let alone first base, try as he might he only sees her face,
Been a few years since fate had the final say, she was mowed down on that day by a fool behind the wheel totally off his face,
They should’ve exchanged vows, it’ll never happen now,
He’s tried to find another since, it wasn’t supposed to be like this,
He’d found his happily ever after, no one can compare to her,
‘Plenty of fish,’ they say, ‘you’ll surely find another,’
But they don’t know he’d found the one, she can never be replaced,
Becomes apparent with every failed date, a solo life might be his fate.
They say there’s someone for everyone, if you’re lucky you’ll meet ‘em before 21,
Exchange vows then grow old together, create a lifetime of memories and adventures,
But the grim reaper remains unbeaten, never know when it comes knocking,
Some move on and find another, but others ain’t checking for a replacement,
Love of one’s life, the one true love, you’ve heard the clichés, it’s not every day they come around,
Time can’t diminish their significance, no one can replicate their presence,
And so they carry on faithfully until they reunite somewhere on the other side,
Better to have loved than lost, for many it’s no fucking lie.