June 1st 2001

I saw you just 4 days ago,
I got news today about you.
Why did you do it?
I will never see you again in my lifetime.
So you took a boulder and put it in a bag,
Then strapped the bag onto your self.
And you walked around for a few hours,
On the top of a ledge where people saw you,
After a few hours, you think you have decided what's best.
You jump,
So as you fell towards the earth what were your final thoughts?
Or was it then decided not to do it, and realized it was a mistake after all?
That would explain the struggle to survive in the water
And your frantic cry's for help.
They tried to save you - really.
And they would of have no problem,
If you didn't have the boulder tightly fastened to your body.
Your parents cried, and your close friends wept too,
You meant more than you will ever know to the people you knew.
We probably should have all seen it coming,
You giving your things back to your friends,
The one-way ticket that you said was just to get out of town.
So your life ended where you thought for a moment you wanted it to.
Lake Erie.
You have effected so many,
The worst part of it all, is your own brother, is not even shaken up,
And just thinks it will be weird not seeing you in your room.
You will be in our memories.
Rest in Peace

Poem by J.A.D. © 2001
Dedicated to Morgan