Message to a Friend

Even though I haven't known you for very long,
Just shy of two years,
I still miss you so much, and
I always enjoyed the time we'd spent together
Because it always made everything
So much more bearable.

In the short time you were in my life,
You changed it in a very big way.
You always showed concern,
And you were never afraid to ask about my day.

You always had a knack for making me smile
If my day wasn't going so hot.
You always had a way to make it better
By making it your top priority
To make me laugh, or to make me smile.

But where are you now, friend?
You're not here now when I need you the most,
Right when I need to smile.
I'll never get a chance
To see you again, to talk to you again,
To laugh with you again.

There will never be another day
Brightened by your outgoing prescence.
No one will ever hear you laugh again,
And laughter is always the best medication,
Which only makes this all the harder
Since you no longer grace this world
With your amazing personality.

We'll never have another chance
To discuss the Superbowl, and
Have a debate concerning the Chiefs.
I like Kansas City myself,
But never got a chance to tell you that, friend.

There's so much about you
That I'll never know,
And there's so much about me
That you'll never know.
Both will forever remain a mystery
To each one of us.
All I can do is take comfort in the thought
That you still care, and you're
Keeping a good eye on all of us.

There's one more thing I never got to tell you
Since you left so suddenly,
But I'm not going to say goodbye.
Goodbyes are much too final,
And much too hard to say,
Especially to a good friend like you,
Andy.