RIP Cody

Though we have not been close for years,
I love you and I will miss you.
Though our paths ceased crossing,
I thought of you and wished you well.
For all our lives and childhood,
You were close to me like a brother.
Though I will not see you again,
I will think of you and what could have been.

I know your life had been difficult lately,
and I know you did your best to just get through it.
We all have sorrows, regrets and troubles,
and no one can know what your pain feels like but you.
I wish you peace now, Cody.
As you sleep your untimely sleep.

You were so young, so full of possibility
But now you can set aside your pain and be.
You can join your little one there
For I'm sure that your son
Will be happy to have you with him
Though it means that we all will miss you
We hope that you rest in peace in the end.

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