No matter how much time passes, there will always be a part of me that wishes you were still here. Just one more conversation, one more laugh, one more chance to sit beside you and hear your voice again. It’s the little things you never realise you’ll miss so much until they’re gone.
Grandad, life hasn’t always gone the way I hoped it would. I’ve made mistakes, I’ve had my struggles, and there are things I wish I could go back and change. Sometimes I wish you were still here, not to fix everything, but just to remind me that even when life gets difficult, there’s always a way forward.
I hope that wherever you are, you know how much I love you. I hope you know that even on the days when I struggle to find my way, the memories of you will always be something I hold close to my heart.
I’d give anything for one more day with you. Not for anything extraordinary, but simply to have you here, to hear you laugh, to give you a hug and tell you all the things I never got the chance to say.
People say that time makes losing someone easier, but I think you just learn to live with the piece of your heart that’s missing. The world carries on, the seasons change, and the years pass, but some people are simply too special to ever become just a memory.
If love could have kept you here, Grandad, you would have lived forever.
Until we meet again, I hope heaven is treating you kindly. I hope you’re happy, at peace, and somehow still watching over us.
Benjamin Rees jones
18/10/2026
