An Ode To Rick

A LIFE WAS LOST TOO SOON WHY HE THOUGHT LIFE WASN'T WORTH IT I DON'T KNOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN MANY THINGS BUT NOW SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO SUFFER NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY THE PAIN OF LOSING YOUR FIRST BORN SON OR YOUR ONLY BROTHER THERE IS AN EMPTY VOID IN THEIR HEARTS THAT CAN NEVER BE FILLED THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO IS REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES THAT YOU USED TO SHARE AND ALL THE SILLY THINGS HE DID I DIDN'T KNOW HIM VERY WELL BUT HIS SISTER HAS TOLD ME SOME PRETTY FUNNY STORIES LET'S CARRY HIS SPIRIT ON IN OUR HEARTS AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST FOR HIM HE IS NOW IN A BETTER PLACE WATCHING OVER US AND SOMEDAY WE WILL MEET WITH HIM AGAIN GOOD-BYE AND REST IN PEACE, RICK ALESHIA PERKINS APRIL 13, 2005