Words For Chris

Dedicated To The Memory Of Christopher Wayne Shafer

Christopher Wayne Shafer:

My dear departed friend,

What words could possibly mean you?

A sunrise, purple and gold…

A juicy passion fruit-

Passion for Life, this you hold!

You are beautiful,

Like a brand-new tennis shoe…

Nike – the good kind, that’s you.

You are a drumbeat-

Fast and enthusiastic…

Like Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”.

You are like a clock,

Never stopping.

Chris, you are an electric car,

Ingenuitive and fresh and free.

You belong in the space age,

So smart and bold!

You are the sound of a screeching guitar,

Your drumsticks beating wildly.

You are a valley,

Beautiful and mysterious,

With room enough in your heart

For everyone.

You are a crazy painting,

All in psychedelic blue.

You are outrageous.

#poetry