A Living Icon Poem by Gbolagade Taiwo

My tears are streaming like a river
My lips are beginning to shiver
You will be in my heart forever
Some said you have died
But I say you are on a long term rest
I believe your soul is refreshing
While your body is resting
You're not a man who can die like a fowl
You are not a dead vehicle waiting to be tow'
I know the principles of life through you
You are an icon that I can never forget
You believed in my dreams
You had seen the future before I could see
You encouraged me for a Better future
I promise not to leave your words
Though, you may die in the body
I can still hear you speak to me
You are still telling me never to give up
You are a living icon
I will miss you till eternity
I know where you're going is void of enmity
Your life there is more like a celebrity
'cos you are a man of courage
I will not disturb you with my tears again
Where you're going has no room for rain
The life over there is all in plain
But I promise you I'll live a worthy life
Rest in peace my living icon.