TRIBUTE TO MATT KANE

I never really knew him
Yet my tears still fall
My heart breaks every time
I walk past his locker in the hall

To see the tear-stained faces
Turning towards the ground
I close my eyes and listen
And hear a distant sound

His voice is calling out
To all who have to fight
Saying that he's peaceful now
And everything's alright

Then a warmth is in my heart
And something shudders through my soul
A light shines on my face
I no longer feel so cold

For all who search for comfort
And just do not see how
Just know he's in a better place
That he is happy now

Place your head upon your pillow
And send your pain away
The anguish that is in your heart
Will lessen every day

When you think about him
Every once in awhile
Don't think of him as the one who left
But as the one who made you smile

He wants us all to learn from this
So that our pain will cease
Give love to each other and yourself
Then Matt will sleep in peace

-hnd9115@hotmail.com-

Filling The Emptiness

Empty now
the hook upon which you would leave your bag.
A room hollow with grief.
Yet the places you have left behind
cannot compare with the emptiness left inside.
Where did you go, Matt?
What did you need?
How could we have helped?
We can't now,
that chance now forever gone,
that hope forever lost.
And now,
we cannot help but mourn,
and can do naught but pray.
For you are gone,
leaving an emptiness inside which none could fill but you.

~We pray for you Matt and hope you found what you were missing.~

-Anonymous-

"Wish you Were Here"

"How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,
year after year
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here."

Matt played "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd for me on the guitar.  If only who knew how much it meant to me.  He will be in my heart forever.

-Anonymous

He Is At Peace, His Soul Will Survive

The announcements came on,
And we all stopped to hear
The message of the death
Of someone so near.

It was completely silent,
No one shuddered a word.
We all could not believe
What we had just heard.

Some of us left the room,
Some of us cried.
Most of us were in shock
Of the loved one who recently died.

It was hard to comprehend
All the reasons and the facts.
As compared to everyone else,
It was emotions that I lacked.

For days,
Maybe three or four,
All I knew,
Was that my heart was sore.

I had realized that Matt was gone,
But I could not understand it.
It was guilt that I sensed
For I could not feel a bit.

Every where I looked
I was bound to see sorrow-filled eyes.
Every where I turned
It was sure I'd hear rumors and lies.

At the funeral I was able
To let out some of my tears
But it was impossible and still is
To suppress all of my fears.

In order to go on living
And keep Matt's spirit alive,
We must remember he is at peace
And that his soul has survived.

He is resting with the Lord
And does not feel any pain.
Times will come and they will pass
And strength is what we'll gain.


We all love you, Matt.

-Anonymous-

:
Only a Dream

I dreamed one night that you still existed upon this world

My broken heart
Once aching from grief and loneliness
Healed at your embrace

For I had waited days without end
To share a sincere "I love you."
And to hear those precious words in return

You filled me with joy and bliss
As I looked into your loving eyes
And listened to your heartfelt laugh

I tried to smile
But instead it turned to a cry
For this dream of you would remain as memories

Memories of the nights you still existed upon this world

-Anonymous-

Some people come into our lives
and quietly go.
Others stay for a while
and leave footprints in our hearts
and we are never the same.

*Matt, you have touched so many people in so many ways. I can only hope that now you have realized this and how much people truly loved and cared about you. You will be missed forever.

-A Teammate and a friend-