I Lost

I had a friend once

Not too long ago

The only man on earth

Who really seemed to know

The beauty of life

In the midst of deep despair

I had a friend once

The only one who cared

I had a brother once

Not in divine abstraction

A gentle kindred soul

Bound by death’s contraction

He left me scarred and broken

Unable to repair

I had a brother once

The only one who cared

I knew a poet once

Who’s thoughts could not be rivaled

Who could paint a picture with his words

Who’s mind was so unbridled

He taught me more than I can say

Or even could compare

I knew a poet once

The only one who cared

A friend, a brother, a poet

I have lost all three

And now that I have spoken

I’ve lost a part of me

My words cannot express

What my tears want to share

I lost my closest friend

The only one who cared