I may be a poet
But that doesn’t mean I’m any good with words
So here I am doing what I do best
Holding my breath and letting my pen speak for me
In hopes that this will hurt a bit less
I didn’t know you very long
You might not even remember me at all
But if there’s one thing I learned from you
It’s that it only takes a moment to change someone’s life
And I hope I meant something to you, too
You always said the wisest things
And you always dressed your best
But your hat looked so much better on you
That it did on the table
Next to tissues and all the photos of you
Once you said you cared so much about the way you looked
Because you wanted to make a good first impression on the love of your life
I don’t think you ever did meet her
But I like to think about the girl out there
Who would’ve been lucky enough to be called your wife
And whenever the room got quiet
You knew how to say
What no one else dared to
But you also knew that sometimes silence
Could speak even louder than you
I know someday I’ll visit your grave
Leave something that should belong to you
But for now, my acquaintance, my old friend
It’s time I say goodbye to you
Like I know you’d want me to
