Painful fairwell

Tragedy happens everyday all around the world and on Monday May 16, 2011 it was very close to home. Someone very close to my heart made a poor choice that ended his young life. We struggle with so much when trying to deal with a young life being cut short when it just did not have to happen. 

I met Sam a few years ago. When he walked into my home as we are being introduced he said "You look like you could use a hug!" This is just the way he was and Sam was just being Sam. Very fun, silly and most of the time~just goofy. He has touched our lives in a way that I wish he knew while he was still here on earth, and this is part of my struggle. I never got the chance to tell him face to face "Sam, it was so nice to meet you"

To Sam, 

I never got the chance to say

Goodbye

Until that fateful day

You made me cry

You will never know

How much I cared

You were so young and full of life

I was not done with you

You were not done with life

But choices made would end your life

I never got to say goodbye

But May 16^th

^{You made me cry}

Sam, I sure could use a hug right now