In Memory of Kody Allen (1995-2013)

I walk by the cold stones
Trying to find the right one
Looking to my left,
I see yours.

On my knees,
I wipe the leaves away.
A chill runs down my spine.

The words encrypted in the stone
Make tears run down my face

"In Memory of Kody Allen (1995-2013)
A beloved son, friend, and brother.
Taken by Death's cold twisted fingers
Rest in peace for we will see you again."

I lightly touched your name,
Wondering why.

Why were you taken in the from me
Why were you taken at all.
You were everything to me
Now I have nothing.

I look down in the grass
And see something silver.

A knife.

I pick it up and look around
No one is here.

I looked back at shining blade
And a second later....

I lie there dying,
Hoping to join you again


**Kody Allen is a friend of mine who actually died last year, and the words in quotation marks are the words on his headstone