This poem was written for Brian Rhatigan who committed suicide 3/4/03. Brian was my sister's boyfriend and my dear friend and idol.

You leave us here in this cruel world,
Without you in it.
It's easy to forgive you,
But so hard to forget you.

You live in our hearts and will forever,
But never to be seen in physical form again.
We will always remember you with your energy,
passion, kite surfing the sea waves and now the clouds.

Time to say goodbye Brian,
we will meet again,
in a better world, a utopia,
wait for us there, Brian, wait for us.

Copyright © 2003 Stephen Elliott. All rights reserved.