A Young Man I Knew

I once knew
An amazing young man
Whose spirit was
So pure and bright
He touched the lives
Of all those he knew
With love and laughter
And joy

I remember when he
Would play with my son
He never once
Made him feel left out
He talked to him
Played with him
Helped teach him to love
Never once did he brush him aside

Some time ago now
We lost this young man
Heavenly father
Called him back home
I remember the look
In my son’s eyes
When I told him
All he asked me was why

Now I watch my young son
Growing into a man
And I see him with
Another young child
He talks to them
Plays with them
Gives them a smile and his love
Never once does he brush them aside

The young man I knew
Has been called home again
In this mortal life
We will not hear his voice
But his spirit lives on
In the smile of my son
And all the others he touched
In his life