Andrew Poem by Bleeding Heart

Andrew
Two days ago,
My cousin went away,
To a better place,
Where maybe he won’t hurt anymore.
But I wish that he hadn’t gone away,
Because I know he’s not coming back,
‘Cause he ended his life.
He jumped off a bridge.
His name was Andrew.

Now I feel all this regret inside my soul,
For not getting to know him,
For not talking to him more.
I wish I had asked him if he was okay.
I wish I had asked him if there was anything I could do.
I wish that I could have been there for him,
And I wish I had told him that I would always care about him.
And even though I know that I couldn’t do anything to safe him,
I wish I could have had the chance to try.

And even though I know you can’t hear me, Andrew,
I have a few things I need to say to you.
I’m sorry the you’re gone,
I’m angry too but now is not the time for anger.
I’m sorry that you were in so much pain,
And I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to be there for you.
I’m sorry I didn’t talk to you more.
I’m sorry that I didn’t try to get to know you.
I’m sorry for everything I didn’t do.

And Andrew,
I wanted to tell you that I’ll miss you,
And that I will think of you every day.
I wanted to tell you that I’ll never forget you,
And no matter how old I get,
I’ll pray for soul every day.
I’ll pray that it will go to Heaven,
Where a person who was as good as you were.
Should go,
Even though you did what you did.

But most of all,
I forgive you, Andrew,
For taking yourself away…
From your family and your friends.
I will never forget your face,
And your laugh,
And the way your face lit up when you smiled.
Until the day I die,
I will never forget you.

One More Thing,
I Will Miss You,
Andrew