Eulogize

The living die.

The remaining eulogize,

So I know she was loved more

In her after than in her during.

Yet, I once almost tore half my track team

Limb from limb

For the great crime of disrespecting

This girl I had never even considered dating.

That much I will never regret.

It was the closest I've had to a living man's nerve,

To being the friend someone living deserves.

It was the nearest I could do to justice.

It was the nearest justice I could do.

Now, though, I know that I am dying, too,

Because I can barely remember the sensation

Of wanting her back.