The Legion, otherwise known as Keeping the voices at bay....

11:38

Having a depressing morning today. I'll be posting again later on so Highlight of the Day will be then (come on, I've only been up for three hours, not nearly enough time for anything great to happen). Woke up this morning thinking about Michael. Not really sure why as he's not someone I think about all that often. Usually he only pops into my mind once a week or two. Or when I talk to his mum, my friend Monika. And I haven't talked to her in weeks.

Confused? Sorry, I'll clarify. Michael and I went to high school together. He was a few years older than me and kind of looked out for me, worried about me. We were never close friends, but he was a great kid and always went out of his way to see how I was doing. After he graduated, he was killed in a hunting accident with his father. That was over ten years ago. Monika, his mother, and I became good friends over the years and still visit and talk quite often. She's a wonderful, strong & caring woman. Can't wait to see her again. (this is the cliff notes version)

But none of this explains why I'm thinking about Michael this morning. All I know is he's there in my head and I miss him. So I decided to post a little something here for him. I'll be back when I've cleared my head a little.

Memorial

As I look out into the night
I see a face peer back at me.
Laughing eyes and a smile,
Topped by a dark halo of hair.
Michael's face.

He gave so much in his life.
His love, his laughter,
His smile, his strength.
They were his gifts
To everyone he knew.
He touched us and made us
Better by his presence.

The darkness and the emptiness,
Left by his passing
From this world,
Is tempered by knowledge.
Knowledge that he made
Our lives better by
Having been a part, ever so small,
Of our lives.
Knowledge that now,
Our Michael serves a Higher Purpose
That we are not meant to understand.

His memorial,
Our love for him and
Our gratitude for
Having him, for even that brief moment,
A part of our lives.
Thank you, Michael.