In Memory of a Friend

In Memory of a Friend

"He didn't seem like he was depressed and was always smiling. This is shocking" (Anon).

A bright autumn daycolorscrispsunlight flashing on the windows.A clear day, blue with painted hues of leaf.
I stood strong and tallin the breezy windand felt life once againlike great powerfrom my head flowing down through me.
With large stridesI passed over the fieldsdrinking fountains of expansive air.
And with the red sun playing on my head,I burst through the doorbut her face was bloodless white.I stopped, and suddenlythe October air froze on my skin.
She searched my facewith a gaze of shiny wet cheeksand spoke your name,and this single wordhad a weightthat said everything.
Sparks of fire enkindled my bones,spreading all over and through me,with warm rivers flowing out from my eyes.
And the sun flickered in the shadows.
              --in memoriam, jp, +october 17, 2005