5 Fragments For Christopher Landi Poem by Taylor Petty

You were making so much progress.
You were clean for five months.
And now your cleanliness rests with your soul.
You were cared about.

You were prayed for, right along with Riley.
I knew you were better than your addiction.
The world shouldn't have taken you down with it.
You were much stronger.

You were intelligent.
You knew what to say and how to say it.
You believed what you understood, you questioned what you didn't.
You were genuine.

You were a father.
Riley was the luckiest daughter in the world.
She has a part of you that the rest of us don't.
You were HER father.

Did you know you would be leaving her behind?
She's never going to know what we knew.
We'll do our best to let her know...
You were amazing.

R.I.P. Christopher Lloyd Landi
November 3,1990-April 15,2009
I Love You, Chris