Darkness and light

I haven't quite begun to wrestle with the massive aching emptiness you've left in my heart. But I know this much: my world is a little more lovely because your light shone upon it. I don't quite understand how someone who had such a bright and positive influence could become so enshrouded in darkness. And yet I have recently felt the chill of a particular darkness begin to envelope my heart and I feel afraid and alone. And it makes me wonder if you felt that too. I just wish I could have been there to dispel some of that oppressive darkness the way you did for me so many times. You were a bright light in my world. And I promise to do my best to carry your light through the rest of my days in your stead.