Stand tall, My Friend, like the giant that you are
You’ve fought the valiant fight!
Soar high, My Friend, towards the farthest star
Become surrounded by it’s heavenly light.
Leave behind, My Friend, your body so weak
Your soul has earned it’s rest.
Let your spirit, My Friend, taste the peace that you seek
You have found freedom at it’s best.
Don’t look back, My Friend, at what you’ve left behind
A better place awaits you now.
Embrace the joy, My Friend, that you will find
And take your final bow.
This is not, My Friend, the last good-bye
For you’ll always be in my heart.
Nor is it, My Friend, all the tears I will cry
For those have only begun to start.
For now, My Friend, I shall let you go
To drift into a gentle sleep.
I’ll be fine, My Friend, of that you should know
For me you shouldn’t weep.
So soar, My Friend, fly high into the sky
I shall see you there someday
Until then, My Friend, I will get by
And in my memory you shall stay.
-submitted by Alok.