He was a happy man

Who had a plan

To create a life

A family

He would hold me

Tell me he would not go away

Even though life itself

Was a prospect

Of great uncertainty

To him I attribute my own self

Reflecting in times of difficulty

His spirit will live on from the difficult beginnings

Where success itself was not a guarantee

But what would come to be

From the long nights and spirituality

A life fully lived

With a wife and 3 kids

Coming from Virginia Street

Where life itself was very hard lived

So to him I offer a great honor

Of love

To have been loved