HE GAVE UP ON LIFE by Terri He was in pain in so many ways; no one knew how to take it away. He let us know he couldn’t go on, but how can you help when it goes on so long? You hope and pray he’ll find a way, to open his eyes to life’s finer days. But the pain he was in was greater than he – if only he’d heard all of our pleas. Our love for him was true and real – but because of his pain he wasn’t able to feel. There’s really no way for anyone to say, just what it was that made him go astray. He gave up the fight and lost his life and left us with pain and no real insight. We did our best to take on his fight – but that’s not how it works in this life. The hole that’s left will never be filled, but in time maybe something will replace the tears. For he was so loved and will always be missed – just try not to hate that boy who hurt us so much. Remember his laugh and generous ways and try not to think of how he ended his days. Hold on to the love and the time that we had, even though our life without him is so very sad! Dedicated to my cousins who lost their brother.