He lay still, eyes closed in slumber
As if all was right in his world
But I knew the terrible truth
That my friend would soon be gone
Because whatever it is that makes us
Individuals, whether it be our soul or

some unknown quantity as yet undiscovered
was slipping away from him with
each laboured breath.
"Please don't leave me now,
I'm afraid to die alone," he whispered in his sleep
And so through the long hours of day into night
I sat and prayed for my friend so pale and weak
I was startled when he called my name so loud and clear

No weakness could I hear
"It's alright now," he said
"An Angel has come for me.
She's taking me home with her"
I felt my heart breaking in two
As my tears fell on to the lifeless body lying there
And then suddenly as if night had turned to day

The room glowed in a heavenly white light
I ran to the window and looked into the sky
And saw a newborn star shining there.
Knowing that his journey was complete,
I said a final goodbye to a friend no longer here

Bill Cox
4/2000

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