To David...
You were my "onstage" father...
My "offstage" friend.
You were "the best in the world".
I awoke with one less friend today...
the Lord has seen fit to take you away...
and I already miss you immensely.
Never completely prepared
to say good-bye...
I walk into this room
and close my eyes...
an effort to capture one last moment
with my friend.
But this room smells to staunchly
of flowers...
and prayers that have abruptly soured...
and I realize you are already gone...
Leaving behind a trail of tender times
that will often intrude on the
conscious of my mind...
and leave carcasses of emptiness
hanging next to my heart.
It seems so unfair to say good-bye...
so unfair... this profound need to cry
for someone whose life seems so unfinished.
You were a crutch when I was breaking...
the void inside has caused an aching
which has left me bruised in places.
Good-bye my friend...
I only knew you for a short while.
Yet, even now...
I can see your genial smile
as you reach your arms to embrace me.
Oh... we never know where life will take us...
I know it's just a ride on the wind.
And we never know when death will shake us...
and we wonder how it will feel.
Good-bye my friend...
I know I'll never see you again.
But the love you gave me throughout the years
will take away these tears.
It's ok now...
You can go now...
Good-bye my friend~
