I Caught A Glimpse

I caught a glimpse of you today
Walking down my street
Skateboard under your arm
Long blond hair flopping over your eyes
And those baggy skater boy pants.
My breath caught in my throat
My heart stumbled over its beat
When I suddenly realized that
It couldn't be you after all.

First because you are no longer here
You are gone
Senselessly murdered for
A grand total of two thousand dollars
And a few grams of cocaine.

The second reason I remembered
That it couldn't be you
Was because when you were so brutally
Taken from this world
You were no longer that teenaged
Baggy jeaned skater boy
But a man of twenty eight

A man who maybe hadn't
Necessarily made the correct
Choices in life
But certainly didn't deserve to
Have your life taken in such a
Horrific and despicable manner
No person deserves that.

Despite the choices you chose
And the lifestyle you lived
The man I knew
Still had the innocent heart
Of that young skater boy
You showed me the kind side
Of your personality
Your sweetness and caring
Your love of life itself.

Although you have been gone
Many years now
I still think of you often
Your memory will
Forever remain within me.

I caught a glimpse of you today
Or so I thought......