forest-wolf  spottedsqueak


As I take time to reflect on our time together, I cannot help but wonder where 18 years went. I can still remember commenting on something you drew and then having you compliment me on something I had written and a friendship blossoming from there. Over time I watched you grow as both an artist and an individual. You worked hard on every facet of life to ensure that you could help your friends. You were selfless and took almost too much time out of your personal life to help everyone else. You were the glue in people’s lives that allowed them to make further connections with other individuals. You worked tirelessly to make sure that folks were okay, had what they needed and improved their own lives as best they could with what guidance you could offer. Personally, you helped me in darker times just by happening to be there when I needed someone to listen to me the most. I’d not be here today if not for that one night of you checking in on me and then keeping a tad for the next week. You also helped me more recently the other year when I had other personal matters that came up. You were always willing to help. You were always there. You were always smiling.

I think, come the end of the day, I wish I had been greedier with the time we shared together. That wasn’t who I was though. I told you early on that I cherished you so much and wanted you to live a happy life and take care of yourself. I told you that I’d always be there for you, but I saw how much you were helping others by just being yourself and being around. I told you that they needed you more than I did. That didn’t stop us from interacting and having chats and enjoying each other’s company, but maybe it prevented me from how much I wanted to be around you, even as my own life changed and my own anxieties grew. Still, you were there for me when needed.

You’re one of the greatest individuals I have ever met. I will miss you until the day I’m able to cross your path again.