Good-bye gentle one ’til the dawning.
Keep watch over us in those stars.
Heaven is rewarded with a beauty.
Earth loses an angel of a friend.

The tears first flow down my cheeks.
They hit a friend’s shoulder, wetting the shirt.
Silence surrounds the room around us.
Nobody knows what to say.

One day goes by, and these tears still fall.
I pause a moment to take in all those near me.
Every one of us huddles in closeness, in friendship, and in love.
Questions of why float around. There are no answers.

One more day goes by, and the wet shirts begin to dry.
Still no solutions, but peacefulness develops around us.
Smiles soon begin to crack as fond memories are shared.
I, dressed in black, finally say my good-byes not allowed before.

One month goes by, and we still remember the grief.
No one dares to speak, but knowing looks pass between.
Our eyes share all the emotions that eat us up inside.
The loss of this precious life altered our lives forevermore.