Good-Bye My Friend Darin 

You unleashed, I believe, all of your vented verbal fury my way the other day

The words you said, my way, made me stand very still, and in shock, 

I asked you, "Why are you saying these things?"

Yet you did not stop. 

I can no longer deny the truths, so very apparent to everyone else 

Drugs, and other sicknesses have you in their grip

Holding you tightly and you are almost swallowed whole 

You are no longer the man I met just 4 months ago - 

That man smiled and joked and dreamed - 

Does this photo look like any of those traits? 

Anger, self-hatred (yours) just oozes from your very pores 

I held you to me, 

and I cried when you left 

That is the last time 

I bumped into a person we both knew and the lies you told you further shocked me 

I did not know I could be shocked even further!!! 

You stated that your grand-baby died in birth - - she is alive and well and your daughter is well too...!!! 

You stated that your sister died too, in the very same time frame !!! 

I just talked to your sister, just yesterday... 

These are the reasons you gave for leaving your long-term (if you so wanted) unionized job - 

They "liked" you there!!! 

Long-term employment was yours... 

I was your friend that believed in you and smiled with you and saw a FUTURE with you

Wow

No longer - 

Our shared friend also told me that you were "pinging" out of control just 2 nights ago 

How do I deny that? 

Good luck to you, my friend, 

I wish you well, 

no more tears shed for you, 

by me. 

I need to heal

the hurt and 

continue on 

solo. 

-charann