Here And Gone

He lived a high-speed life 29-year-old go-teed rebel with an attitude and A wicked smile A bit too real for some perhaps Jokes to pass the strenuous time Before the shift would end But he made himself, without thinking An integral part of our workplace Life, we didn't know he knew That's what it was all about. It came as a shock when we found out A late night crash on his motorbike Going too fast, living too hard Loving too much? Here and gone, in an instant It's over Or is it? We find ourselves yet remembering And wishing somehow We'd said some things We'd told him how much it meant Just to have him Be around. ~ Laurence Overmire