Paul.

I’ve written this about Paul Shelley’s death, I can’t bare the effects his death has had on people, but I can remember every laugh his life brought. Rest in peace Paul, even though you will probably be causing a stir up there.

how dangerous our lives can be
taken away from us so greedily
one minute there
and next minute…gone

another phone call
what’s he done now?
death on your lips…
and I listen

am I asleep again
because I’m feeling it
again
it’s too much to read
and it’s not enough to say
and it’s too much of a waste
to hear about today

it’s so simple to say it
it’s too hard to comprehend it
no words penetrate enough
and no thoughts seep through this shock

irreversible.
yet avoidable.

I offer my laugh to your laugh Paul…
and I offer your smile to the world.