You left your mark

Today’s your birthday but you’re not here

Thinking of you draws out lonely tears

 

You’ve been called home but we celebrate

No longer seen, but for the birth this date

 

What you did here matters more than now

Leaving your mark, teaching others how

 

The kid with the eyes that smiled always

Even when the toll’s taken in the last days

 

My heart sings in memory, our final embrace

Gently searching for the light in your face

 

Rest in peace my cousin as we carry on

One day ahead we shall all join together yon