The big guy

The tall man with the gravelly voice,
who smoked cigars now and then,
who had this rare beautiful smile
who was reserved to ones he did not know
who had this stealthy tiny scarring on his lung

which turned out to be cancer

who had the lung removed
and had harsh chemo
who saw the cancer come back
who fought as hard he could
who did it all with grace
who suffered so much

is dead.

goodbye john.
today is a sad day.