We met in Nottingham,
You were on my course,
You’d been in the army,
I was impressed,
You seemed worldly wise,
I was not,
You were confident,
I was not,
You had a wicked humour,
I just laughed,
You were care-free,
I was care-full,
You liked bikes,
So did I!
You liked to party,
I wanted to,
You really liked to party!
We hit the clubs,
We shared a house,
We studied another year,
We passed!
We went to work,
We partied at my house and you met Helen!
You came to Manchester,
You got married!
I got married!
Life gets busy, but you were always there.
You got ill,
You were stoic,
You fought!
We talked,
We went for drinks, but not like before.
You were so strong,
You were so ill,
You amazed me.
I’m lucky to have known you,
Now ‘fuck-away-off’ you crazy diamond!
I will miss you.
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