Just cradle me in your embrace,

Arms wrapped tightly around me,

Protecting me from the world

And myself.

There is an ache in me that refuses to heal.

Its been so long

Since I last saw your face-

Your real face,

Not a smiling picture

Or a memory

Or a dream.

I haven’t seen you in the halls

Or at the house

Or around town,

Part of me is always looking for your face,

Seeing you in strangers

And innocent children.

My life has moved on, these four months.

We have all learned to cope

And get on with existence.

But you life will never progress.

Your life is hanging

Suspended

In thin air

Where it will never regain its luster.

You were too young,

Too good,

Too caring.

You left behind so many good memories

And so much pain.

I can’t believe in my heart

That you are gone.

But my mind knows otherwise,

And it rips open the scab

That is growing

Over my pain.

Hold me, my friend,

Let me hug you one last time

Before I let you go forever.