that moment
that call that changed
my world.
The voice on the
other line.
The coldness in it
how I told it
I should tell her.
How I tried
to hold back the tears.
Wishing I had known
sooner.
The wanting to turn back
the time to change things.
Calling my best friend
telling her to sit down
and how I tried to stay calm
until I told her.
How she thought I was joking
and how she realized I wasn't.
How it was the hardest
thing to say to her.
It was hard to say.
It has been two years
and it is still hard for me.
My friend Ryan Long
had committed suicide
on October 9th, 1997.
