comes the end of the year
soon we'll be gone
a couple of buildings we've seen
now for almost four years
held a sea of faces
too many of them are unfamiliar because
the one i long to see is not here
because you my friend are not here
standing in line to register this year was lonely
because you my friend , you were not there
homecoming was fun, it would have been your fist one,
but my friend, you were not there
December came and brought your birthday
but no invitation to your house this year
because my friend, you were not there
standing in line for graduation things
it was almost like you were there
but there never will be a tassel
hanging from the mirror in your car
because my friend, you are not here
when the announcements came
i remembered you my friend
because you friend, you were not there
one day soon now the red gowns will arrive
it will almost be like you are standing next to me
but my friend, you will not be there
soon now the gowns will be on
and as we wait to go on to the platform
as our names are called
you won't be behind me to accept your next
because you my friend, you won't be there
my friend, you are not here
because of a choice somebody made
a choice to take your life away
a choice that will change the lives
of the people who knew you
because my friend you will not be here
-Kylene Karabersh
~in memory of Kristopher Robert Lohrmeyer~
~from my old Colorado high school's magazine~