New Release: 'Roses'
- Sep 25, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 23
New Release: 'Roses' is out now.
This song came from the quiet wish that I could talk to my dad one more time. Just one more conversation. One more laugh. One more piece of advice. The kind of things you don't realize you'll miss until they are gone forever. I still catch myself thinking of questions I never asked him. Things I never said. Moments I wish I had paid more attention to.
I used to take the lessons for granted. The way he showed up. The way he listened. The way he taught without ever making it feel like a lecture. He gave me so much without ever asking for credit. Patience. Kindness. The importance of doing the right thing even when no one is watching. The value of a good story. The strength in silence. I carry all of that with me every day. Some days it feels like he is still teaching me. Some days it feels like he is gone too soon.
The Weight of Missing
Missing someone is not always loud. Sometimes it is a rose on the table that reminds you of the garden he kept. Sometimes it is a song on the radio that he used to hum. Sometimes it is the way you handle a hard day the way he would have handled it. The ache is in knowing you cannot call him. You cannot ask him what he would do. You cannot hear his voice say "you've got this." But the appreciation stays. The gratitude stays. The lessons stay. They do not leave when he leaves.
The "Still Here" Perspective
I have learned I can only control how I carry what he gave me. I cannot bring him back. I cannot make the conversations happen again. I definitely cannot change the years we had. But I can honor him by living the way he taught me. I can be patient. I can be kind. I can do the right thing. I can tell the stories. I can keep the garden growing. I can say thank you, even when he cannot hear it. Because the love he gave me is still here. And that is enough to keep going.
If you have ever wished for one more conversation with someone who shaped who you are . . if you have ever felt the ache of missing their voice but still felt grateful for what they left behind . . if you have ever carried lessons from someone you loved and lost . . this song is for you.
Give it a listen wherever you stream music.