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Upon learning of the suicide of a friend

 

When I first met you

I hated you on sight

How I wish I had known then

That I hated you because I loved you

I remember the night I realized

How deep ran the current between us

And my friend said

You couldn't have slid a piece of paper

Between us; we were that close

As we danced together

 

 From that night on

We were inseparable

Until the day our obligations--

Obligations to honor, to country, and to those

To whom we had made a solemn promise

Came between us

 

I wish I could have been there for you

The man I loved with all my soul

When you came to the conclusion

That life was not worth living

 

All that are left now

Are the memories

Of driving with you in the moonlight,

Of touching you in the dark,

And of the last time I saw you

Strutting towards a helicopter

Your red hair glistening in the sun

So confident, so assured

And oh, so totally beautiful

I will always see you that way

And remember the breathtaking way you loved me

And the joy you brought to my life

 

In memory of D. B.

Reviews

[Hitman "The Clean..]

Your friend seemed like a great guy. You seem to have a lot of feelings for this man, as you wrote it. This piece is a great example of how suicide affects those who are closest to those who commit it. Nicely done.

[Antony]

This is a real tear jerker, so sad and heartfelt, you did a wonderful job painting a picture to the reader of this relationship and all that it meant to you. This made me sad, you did this very well. Thanks for sending it to me.
Tony

[BenightedWhispers]

My condolences....

[Berserker[Diktator Von ..]

Oops..I accidentally erased the review that I had left.....sorry..What I said was that I am sorry about your loss...