- a dear friend in mind... 

You sometimes thought

That what you could say

Would be wholly inadequate

For the circumstances I share

So you didn't dare say anything

'Cause you didn't want to insult

Me or give me platitudes that

Would serve no purpose at all

You also sometimes said

That you didn't know what to say

But from my perspective, you

Always knew what to say, in fact,

What you said always made me

Feel like there was someone out

There who actually gets it:  you did

It's not something I've often felt

In my view, you were always brilliant

There really isn't anyone other like you