goodbye.you left so abruptly.
with so many dreams unfulfilled, yet you went away untimely. can I even begin to express the pain?
not too long ago, we were talking, and you told me you were on a bike course. and I told you not to continue with it. I hoped you wouldn't. because I know what bikes can lead to. and you only got your bike for two weeks.
and now you're gone.
I will never forget how you looked lying in that sacred box, waiting for the fiery flames that signal all but this life's end.
you're my friend and my brother.
all those times we talked easily, prowled together on guard duty, played computer games, watched
lord of the rings, texted each other, had one another for support in this trying service, seem light years away.
Dearest Gary, I miss you already.