"I saw him just the other day." I mean... "I talked to him awhile ago." It
was awhile ago, but just knowing, not seeing him, just knowing he was okay,
hell, just knowing he was alive. Maybe a few miles, cities, states. Just
knowing he was with friends and safe. But that was awhile ago.

I used to always be around him, he was my best friend and always will be.
We used to sit around and skate and thrash and listen to music. That was
what we did. I was always with him and always talking to him. He's gone now,
I won't skate with him... Or mosh with him, or even listen to music with him ever again.

Sure, I miss him. I loved him like a brother and he just vanished one day
because of a drunken driver. I'll be sad and depressed for awhile. But
someday I'll go back to one of the places we used to hang around at and I'll
smile and laugh and maybe wipe a tear from my eye, thinking of all the good
times and bad times and how special he made my life. We all die sometime and
that's sad...But it's okay because we always had good times and bad times,
The circle of life.

He was my best of friends and always will be. He always had my back and I
had his. He was there when I needed him and then he left. We all dodge
bullets sometime, and sure we fall to the ground and come up cut and
laughing and it's great. Life is a great thing, so make the best of it. I
know that if he(or if you went through the same ordeal) then that person
wouldn't want you to be sad. I guess the final thing I have to say is that
you should be greatful about who and what you have and you need to hold onto that.

in memory of David, August 16th 1987- December 19th 2001 hold onto that.

Botto