YOUR WORDS

Your Words,

Thoughts, and feelings

Were such a big part of the man you were

A big, strong, loving, handsome Irish man

There was so much spirit in you

With your bright blue eyes and caramel colored hair

You lived to express your feelings

Passionately driven to share your heart, soul and mind

And your profoundly astute observations with the world

It was your calling and a blessing to all who knew you

Yet, your words caused you pain

Because they forced you to face

Your own doubt-filled demons

Demons that sometimes made you cruel

When the urge to drown those spirits

And self-medicate those insecurities

With liquid courage

You could be difficult then

But you always wrote with such drama

And truth as you saw it

You drew me in with your words from the start

I loved your mind before I loved your body

And your words are all I have left now

Those beautiful transcripts from your soul

And I know you are in heaven

Waiting for me

And strumming a replica of that beat up

Old guitar that never left your side

And I can keep on living

Because I have a tangible memory of your love and beauty

I can run my hand across the words you wrote

And feel you still here with me.

Forever

In

Your Words.

- Julie O'Hara 2023

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