2012 Poem by Ridge Dillard

I drank so much
To drown my various pains
I fell in love and ran through the rain
I grew up a bit
But found an unchanged youth
These occurrences are my most treasured loot
I dug a bit to find words deeper
And truer to express undying love
In a land of death
A sentiment which is doomed to fail
I know my heaven and have seen my hell
How much that aids me
Only time will tell
The biggest happening of the year
Remains the inevitable tears
In retrospect I knew better
Than to fall for a friend
It’s amazing I didn’t realize
Until the years end