goodbye.

the news is sudden
so sudden i don't have time to cry
but now i sit
and stare at the wall
to think about you
and how you were.

you were somebody's father
somebody's brother
somebody's son
and somebody's lover
somebody's step-father
somebody's friend
somebody's son
and somebody's shoulder.

you were a good man
and i can only cry
at the very thought
of the world losing another good man
such as yourself.

i'm sorry that i didn't take the time
to get to know you better
i want you to know
that i liked you very much.

now i wonder
how are the people you left behind
your wife, son, step-son and step-daughter
best friend, acquaintance, mother-in-law and mother
how are they going to cope
with the loss of you?
you were a light
but now the world seems so much darker
now that you're gone.

i can only pray that you are in
a better place now.
many will not get their chance
to say their goodbyes to you
but this is mine.
rest in peace, dear uncle boon.
you were a good man, a good friend
goodbye.