You graduate from college,
leaving treasured friends behind.
You keep them in your heart
and yet, they fade out from your mind.
From time to time you’ll
hear their names and memories rush in.
But then your life gets busy
and they fade away again.
We think we’ll always have
more time, to spend with our old friends.
We put off making phone
calls; we write notes we never send.
It’s years since I last saw you - though, at times, it feels like days.
It broke my heart to hear
the news - that you had passed away.
The wounds of time and
distance have left scars upon my heart.
I hope my memories heal them,
even though we’re far apart
To say you were my favorite
guy at Mac may sound trite or insincere, but it's the truth. You truly were the sweetest, most genuine guy
there – and nobody made me laugh the way you did – especially with your Jewish old
man impression!
I wish I had said all these
things to you sooner - before you passed away - before you got sick - before
three decades had passed.
I loved you,
Chuck Bernard!
My roommate was the editor of the yearbook and I swiped this from her files :-)
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