I Remember [Elegy to Adam]

//Here's my "I Remember" poem that ended up being an Elegy. Just thought I would put the version that is going in my portfolio on here as well.//
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I Remember…

- Elegy to Adam Glover August 2, 1995 - April 19, 2008 -

I remember back in Seventh Grade my friend

Messy brown hair as wild as brush

I remember how his eyes at times flashed with pure zest for life

or times when they were as mischievous as a fox

Our interests though, as I recall, merely circled one another

like planets orbiting the same warm sun

somehow never converging no matter how much we tried

I especially remember that cold spring morning

fresh after the seasonal break

The unease I could not place

as I was called away from physical education

I remember the naivety of my hypothesis

and the bitter pang of the truth

I remember that moment when I was distraught beyond words

to learn that my friend had died only days before…

I remember the day of his memorial

The heat that seared the mountainside

I remember saying a few words at the service

My body trembling from nerves as my skin furiously baked

I remember how people thanked me for my courage

Even if my words were not at their peak on that day

And so I must remember him

Time and time again

No matter how many times I put him to rest

So that I can do his spirit true justice

So I can always remember to cherish this life

to not waste my potential within its span

In the end my words

Are but an invocation

To revive his spirit from within

As long as I remember...