FOR LAURA

I will be here for you
To see you through
All the fear and pain
I know it will be tough
Losing a friend is always rough
But you will find joy again
You need not fear
I will be near
And I know you will cry
It is the natural thing to do
No one could blame you
But helping you is what I try
He was a beloved friend
But this is not the end
His memory will live forever
He is gone, yet he is here
In your heart he will always be near
And forget him you will never
This pain I have never known 
But to me it has been shown
We will walk through this together
You need only to call
And for you I will drop all
Any time from now to forever
Remember all the good times 
And all his funny lines
Remember his smile and his laugh
Remember not death but life
Seek peace and not strife
And the pain will ease by half

Copyright ©2005  Leah Hall Slootweg