Jonathan

I feel as if I never really knew you, even though we were related; cousins to be exact.
And now you are gone, a life ended much too soon.
You were a troubled soul, crying out for help.
But nobody was there to lend a hand, to lift you up.
And now there is nothing to remember you by.
Just sad memories.
It's as if you never even existed.
I look in the newspaper, search on-line.
There's no obituaries, no tributes.
All I can say is that I know you once existed.
But now you are gone.

We were never all that close.
Yet, you are still family.
But there is nothing to remember you by.
Except for a few pictures in a photo album from a time long ago.
It was a much happier time, when things were so much more care free.
These days, life seems so hectic and lost.
I wish we could regain those innocent times.
And at least try to start over; to be more of a family than we ever were.
But that will never happen now.
It's a dream that will never come true because, you are gone.

You had a lot of potential, but were lead down the wrong path.
Perhaps if you lived in a less chaotic environment.
You could have been successful at life.
Instead, your life is categorized as a failure.
But it certainly wasn't all your fault.
You lived in chaos during your childhood, teenage years, and right into your adulthood.
Your upbringing was less than spectacular.
Yet you were never steered straight down the right path.
And we'll never truly know what might have been.
So dear cousin, this is my small attempt at a remembrance for you.
Because there really isn't much else to remember you by.
No obituaries, no funeral.
Just a lost soul, gone way too soon.
May you rest in peace.