For The Ones We Lost - The Resurrection

There are days that being a man means breaking down and tearing your eyes out

They say only weak folks cry but it takes a real man to know how to shed real tears

I write to all I've known, do know and would definitely have most joy to know

I write to all that i miss, would soon start to miss and those i pray God i never have to miss

I write to those i lost for my mistakes and those that bitchy pain took away from me

To those that cried with me through the nights i thought the morning would never come

For those of you who sat with me by that sick bed and prayed daily that i walk again

Even those who never meant to hurt me but for love sake and lost sake broke me

But unto you who gave me your time, heart, body and soul and now is gone

I shed this last tear for you that i may never know such grieve in many years to come

To my first crush who made coming to church a fun thing to do just to see your face

To that fair damsel I never grew the balls to talk to but made trouble with so you would see me

To you who made my first year in high school phenomenal and gave me my best of dreams

I can never forget that purity in Charity that i allowed those creeps take away

Would never let go of my purest thought for the dark one who made graduation memorable

My first heart break from a place where I went to mend broken spirit and soul

To you whom I called sister but would give a thousand lives to one day call wife

You made Delta bearable even when those I love paid their dues to see me cry

Even after you broke my heart and hurt me deep my love for you forever burns
To you who truly loved me but I couldn't make it work
You gave your best shot at me but I know you'd find real happiness soon

Now to the real love of my life that I saw in that crowded corner in a distant street

You showed me what love was and how to really love and want nothing back

You gave me your days and shared my nights when i thought my darkest moments were mine alone

You broke protocols and ranks to keep what i couldn't afford or ever thought I deserved

You went your way in a way i never thought but my love for you would truly never die

I made you a promise to love you long after you were gone and I intend to till kingdom come

We have come a long way from where we began and I will tell you all about it when i see you again

Don't think I would end this and not talk about the one i will never trade away

I lost my way when she walked away but you got lost in my world just to bring me home

You showed me the bigger picture and a life where peace in itself forever pays

I know what love is but you have given me more than just love but life in it

We had this smile that turned to friendship and now our friendship has become a strong bond

A bond to never break, never die or ever say goodbye to as long as life lives in me

How would I not talk about family when family is all that i have and all that I am

We've also come a long way from where we began and we would write a book about it someday

It's been a long day without you my friends and we too must sit and talk about it one day

To my ex-mentor who thought me how to watch before loving

Thank for breaking me to pieces, would have never melted to become the new object that i am

And now, to you who I hold your memory as the lights fade away

How I became a man today when I shed this tear for you

I always thought we would live forever but you just had to go home didn't you

I guess no one would say no when heaven truly called and they were so sure

This life is gonna be long without you my friend but I'd tell you all about it when I see you again

To the rest of you who would one day become men when you think of me

Either cause  you allowed me go to soon or because I walked upwards when father called

Don't be afraid to man up when those thought linger, only real men cry

But Even as you do so, remember me like this;

We had fun in the moments we shared, We fought, laughed and cried when we needed to

We walked together or apart because we had our gazed on our version of the bigger picture

Know that in my final moments my only thought would be a playback tune of you all

And I came, I saw and I conquered too... Then I saw the line and walked the mile

When it feels like a long day without me dear friend, write it down to tell me all about it when we see again.