just for bob

Robert Harris Johnson
December 18, 1999

for me, you’ll
always be a young man
looking for the next adventure.

like your dad,
you were filled with
integrity & a dream
to build everything
just right.

like your mom
you always knew
how to laugh &
how to love.

for women
you had a body
to die for

& the gods
never made you
age.

your life was
an impossible
mixture of wisdom &
mischief.

you were always
looking for love.

i know i gave you
some ...
i got so very much
back.

you taught me
how to climb a mountain.
how to jump a hill with
   a motorsickle.
how to take my shirt off
   in the sun.

we shared so many
   things together.

it was your hammer
that cracked open the shell
to make the birth of my
   soul
possible.

running barefoot
   among the stars
you are still
   my friend
as i will always
   be yours.