He once was a little boy

So innocent and sweet

Quiet, thoughtful and sensitive

He was handsome as could be

A temper kept inside

Til’ no longer could he hide

Bottled up, rushing forth,

Until later it would subside

He grew in confusion

At times feeling lost and alone

He was so intense

In mind and spirit

His worth he did not know

He grew to age twenty-eight

Father of three beautiful girls

And though, he was loved by many

Still lost and alone he felt

One night he was at his bottoms end

Feeling there was no hope

He did not know

Had he reached for us

To him, quickly, we would go

And so, he made a choice

And Our Heavenly Father took him home

Up to Heaven,

A place,

Where never will he feel alone

He left us with loving memories

Knowing we will see him again

Until then,

Tony Zale Whitley Jr.

Lies

FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

~by Shannon Boden

 boden@icehouse.net