As you head to far points unknown
May you still remember home.
I can’t say I won’t miss our Friday lattes
& Gilmore girls repartees,
Your hair turning from green to red
Always a little shorter as you said,
Your quizzes on rock songs made me no match for you
But McCartney on Easter was a Jesus moment for us two,
Talking Heads in the van was a moment you’d dread
Replaced by the Golf in which you soon sped.
Maria and her spills, Michael as Eeyore
Stan in the spa, the Kirbster, Mal, and more,
Adam’s movies, karaoke, and DDR
Shopping on 3rd Street, my homecoming star.
Violinpianoclarinetguitarbass—but no drums!
The girl band jams—soon minus one
18 brought tattoos, piercings, and strip clubs you swore
But two mice and a wheel were brought through the door.
Sigur Ros by moonlight on a hot October night
Always together, though we might fight
Yes, a 4 letter word was AVID to you
15 applications later, you got it too;
Art is your passion, though creativity in any form
Even your lumber phase, made you number one;
Poetry to your first grade class you would send
Yet nary a book you would bring to an end
‘Cause how it finished you always understood
Was never as important as the magic of words
Yeah, life is like that, as I guess you know
The journey, the adventure, and you soar

“Life is too important to be taken seriously”
--Oscar Wilde