He came heart blazing into this world… Into my life
And I craved a piece of his glory
Hoped to be warmed by his radiance
As we all did
Having the sense to sense greatness
The consciousness to be among uniqueness
While we stood witness, he articulated his truth
To those who were at times afraid or unable to listen
With complete lack of censorship
For better or worse
And he sung his songs and wrote of his musings
Trying to purge the demons
Attempting to put image to pain
With a distinctive contradiction of excited desperation
Living fully while dying slowly
But his light never dimmed somehow... even now
Some are simply inextinguishable
Too devastatingly vivid to be dulled by death
And I’ll forever be grateful for having glimpsed such rarity
For having been loved by him
Having been utterly and immeasurably affected by him
He leaves us all bathed in tears of what could have been
Wishing we had more time…
To laugh at his unpredictable humor
To blush at his purposeful indiscretions
To feel inspired by the elation in his smile…
The passion in his soul
But through our tears there is acknowledgement…
That while we hurt…
He hurts no more
Peace is finally and forever upon you my dear sweet friend
