Dear Manuel

We were so close You were always there for me I feared nothing When you were near When I was little, I would fall asleep Safe in your arms We would joke and laugh Til we were blue in the face We always had so much fun You were always so giving Especially with your love I could always come to you With any problems that I had No matter how big No matter how small I could never have imagined My life without you When you got sick You were never afraid You always stayed positive And never cried a tear 'Dont worry about me' you once said 'Worry about the ones that I shall leave behind' I didn't go to your funeral Funerals are for people to say good-bye And remember great times I already said my good-byes when you were still alive And I dont have to remember because I will never forget I still can't believe that you are gone I keep thinking that I can just pick up the phone And I would hear your voice on the other end I will miss christmas the most When your visits were long We would laugh and reminisce Of all the crazy things our family has done You were a great person That I was truly privelaged to know And even more privelaged to call you my Uncle I love you, My Dear Uncle Manuel The memories I have of you, Not even cancer can take away. . . .