In remembrance of big Luis
lost to the crack pipe not long ago,
but will always be remembered
by his true friends who loved him so.
The church did not understand
how to work with his addiction, so
the prayers that he needed, he did not
receive; and his families name was greed.
They stuffed his 300 pound body
in a cheap wooden box and put him
in the ground with a few fake tears.
I sang a spiritual song.
My big teddy bear was gone.
You shared smiles with everyone you met.
Your Mother gave me the eagle in rememberance
of you and still calls me from Puerto Rica
on special holidays. She still crys
she misses her big teddy bear too.
Louisa A Dobbins
(c) 2009
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Be always safe,
Karen