Tim In the Skies
I woke up screaming
from one of my dreams.
Stuck my face in a pillow
to muffle the screams.
It's hard to watch
someone else die.
Are you up there watching
as I search the sky?
I'm looking for answers.
God gives me a few.
The answers are empty
down here without you.
I should have died.
Not you my dear friend.
You just tried to help me
and I dreamed it again.
The knife in your heart.
Your eyes that just stared.
I hate to admit this
but I was so scared.
I was the first one
to fall to the floor.
Kicked,beaten,and stabbed.
But there would be more.
I curled into a ball
and I should have stayed there.
Frank and your brother appeared
and both asked me,"where?"
I pointed as they ran.
there were to many to fight.
But they both rushed right in.
It was satan's delight.
I got up and followed.
Didn't know what else to do.
I walked right through the carnage
and that's when I saw you.
You asked me what happened.
But I was out of my mind.
I said I was jumped
and then we both looked behind.
There was your brother falling
with ten guys on him
and like Frank and Dan
you just rushed right in.
We both watched in horror
as Dan curled into a ball.
Then you grabbed this guy
and threw him into the wall.
Then everything was slow motion.
Guys were flying through the air.
I could barely see anything
but all I did was stare.
You were making them run
but one still wanted to fight.
That's when I rushed in.
He had this big knife.
I got there too late.
I grabbed you where you fell.
The look in your eyes
is my own private hell.
You died in my arms.
Some of me died there too.
It's been thirty years now.
Thirty years without you.
Why did it happen Lord?
Will I ever know?
Will Tim ever forgive me?
Do I want to know?
A nightmare that lives
after I close my eyes.
A dream that makes me
search for Tim in the skies.
For my Best friend Tim Gitchel who was murdered on 2/12/1979 in Oxnard CA at the
movie theatre when we tried to see The Warriors. I miss you buddy. RIP
Copyright © Allan Granstrom | Year Posted 2009
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