FOR THE MAN
For the man
whose soul took me,
For the legend
whose voice fills me,
For the one life
whose spirit invokes me.

This pen in hand,
these words
spilling along lines
hoping to fill
the now empty spaces.
This voice in song,
these notes
drifting on the wind
hoping to fill
the now empty silence.
This hope in heart,
these actions
spilling into the streets
hoping to fill
the now forgotten cause.

For the man
whose face tells me,
For the legend
whose words made me,
For the one life
whose spirit lives on.

01/16/04