Part XXV - Words to my Lost Brother

            A few days after Thanksgiving I lost one of my best friends, Dave Capucilli, an amazing person that has been a huge part of my life. His death has been tragic beyond words, a deep, depressing numbness that I haven't felt since the death of my father. Yet again, another reminder just how beautiful and fragile life is for all of us.....no matter how strong, healthy, wealthy, popular, a person is. Tomorrow things can change in an instant.... in the flip of a two sided coin. On one side is the potential for reaching goals, finding happiness, on the other is the possibility that the goals we seek are an illusion,  an oasis in the sand. 

3 and a half years ago I layed broken and bleeding on the hospital bed not sure if I would survive my accident. As they prepped me for the 8 hour surgery to come, I looked desperately at my friends faces as they watched and worried... one of them was Davy.  Now he is gone, robbed of a future so bright that it blinds me to think of it. I miss my friend, my brother.... here are my final words to you. 

Tether

I still have trouble finding the words thoughts so jumbled unclear,

To fathom the pain of our loved one lost, a life so truly dear.

Forever I will question, wonder and weep, why our time now must end,

For we had so much to do, so much to learn, and so many days to spend;

We Conquered mountains, Walked strange worlds and Swam oceans galore,

Explored new music, Broadened our souls, Played games till the wee hours of the morn,

For so much knowledge and time we shared, I could never begin to forget

That our ships stayed a similar course, tethered without intent;

Too many memories of which you are part, so many smiles and cheers,

Lasting jokes and timeless tales, now mix with rising fears,

That things will never be the same without your steadying hand

To this new future we must adhere, this new fate so bland;

But I promise to stay the course for that is what we must do,

Honor your persona, a  lasting imprint, to find strength in you,

And you would expect nothing less, to that we can all attest,

To pursue our dreams to the fullest and live life without regret;

For that and so much more I will always hope and pray,

To sing with you again lost brother, to share another day,

But for now the tether that was tied must be cut and drawn,

And into the sunset you will sail , without me but never alone.