My Uncle.

This is a poem for my uncle Mike. He died in 03 after a failed heart surgery. My mom was working hard with 2 jobs to raise me so my uncle was one of the closest things to a father i had.

As I sit here today you are remembered in a special way.
You are my guardian and friend.
You are firm but soothing.
Strict but easy going.
You will be with me forever.
So don’t cry.
I love you very much.
You are mine.
Bonded by friendship, stuck by trust.
So bright but so dull, so dull but so bright.
What is it really?
Please redeem the secret of our bond.
I think we were meant to do something,
But what is that thing!
Why do we grope for an answer that’s not there?
Maybe it’s not here nor there.
Maybe it isn’t anywhere.
Maybe what we seek we already possess.
Maybe our bond is hereditary,
but I feel much more.
For the times we’ve shared nobody could convince me,
to leave you.
Even if we are apart,
I love you more than life it’s self.
I would give my life any day for you.
Please stay with me for all eternity.
I won’t leave you even if you want me to.
You don’t want me to grieve,
but how can I not.
You don’t know how much I lost.
You were not just my uncle,
But my FRIEND!