I was in a sombre mood on the day that we met,
I was on the bridge,
the bridge that I will never forget,
and I was about to leap,
to leap to my death,
and you,
you came along and although I did not know you,
you extended your hand to me,
and you talked to me,
and you had such compassion and care about you,
and you talked to me so tenderly,
and you,
you were there for me when I thought all was lost,
and you were patient and talked me down,
after listening to me and my sorrows,
and helping me understand my distress,
and finally, your patience it pulled off,
and you,
you changed my life,
and you brought me from out of the dark and into the light,
yes, you saved me from suicide,
you saved me from suicide,
so, thank you,
thank you for eternity,
you my were friend were incredible,
and you still are to me,
and oh, God do I miss you,
because you had a great heart,
and you were so filled with compassion and caring,
and yes, I had never met anyone like you,
and I never have since,
and you were you,
a true friend,
loyal caring, and true,
true, true, and never blue,
and full of joy and optimism and laughter,
and intellect and wit,
h, you, how I miss you, how I truly miss you,
and your smile and your happiness,
because what an incredible person you were,
and you made such an impression on this world,
this world that we once shared,
and as friends, we fought so many battles in World War two,
and luckily, we survived too,
and afterwards together we travelled the world,
and now, I only have my memories of you,
and my pictures of you,
and though my mind is faltering,
oh, how clearly, I remember you,
and you laughing away so cheerfully as you used to do,
and sat in this armchair, with my birthday balloons,
and my family on my eightieth birthday,
tears begin to roll down my face,
on what should be a happy day,
but the sadness it takes hold of me, the sadness,
because life is not the same without you,
and oh, how much my friend I miss you,
how much my friend I miss you,
