MARCUS ALLEN (1988

My Farewell To A Beloved Friend!

I am filled with pain and immense grief,
I am filled with sorrow, sadness, and disbelief.

Why did it have to be this way,
Why did you have to go?
Why were you taken that tragic day,
Will anyone ever know?

Part of me actually blames myself,
For coaxing you to ride.
If I hadn't helped to spark your interest in bikes,
Maybe you'd still be alive.

I know deep down though,
That it wasn't my fault.
The events of that day,
No one could halt.

But, sometimes the sadness overwhelms me.
Though the tears I cry I let no one see.

I wish you were here,
Standing at my side.
It shocks me everyday,
That you're gone, that you died.

You had so much to live for,
You had so many goals ahead.
There were many words unspoken between us,
And some words we never should have said.

Your future, you once said,
That you wish you could have seen,
But, if you could have seen this coming,
Would you have still lived so care free?

You always kept your head up,
Even in the worst of times.
I wish I could honor you better,
Than with these few simple rhymes.

I would have been a better friend,
If I had only known your fate.
Though we had many feelings toward one another,
Not once were any of them hate.

If I had the chance to go back,
To any moment in the past.
I would surely go back to the time,
That I got to spend with you last.

Then, I would make the time drag on,
For a whole eternity.
We would have the greatest time,
If only that could be.

Then reality kicks me in the face,
And tells me that you're gone for good.
There is no way for me to bring you back,
No matter how bad I wish i could.

So once again it's happened,
Another young soul has been stolen.
I've cried many times for you in private,
Until my eyes were red and swollen.

I used to have three of the truest friends,
You, Murphy, and Ace.
And now it hurts me dearly,
To know that we'll never again see your face.

I have a few things though,
For me to remember you by.
A shirt, a hat, and the memories deep in my mind,
You will never be forgotten,
By those you left behind.

It has been a year,
Since the day that you passed.
But, your memory is still fresh in my mind,
And that's how it will always last.

These are the final words,
To a dear beloved friend.
We'll meet up some day in the future,
And ride together once again.

I love you like a brother Marcus,
You were a true honest friend.
I'll carry on your memory,
Until the very end.

GOOD BYE MARCUS,
YOU ARE DEARLY MISSED,
LOVE, DAVID MINCEY
MISSED BY ALL, FORGOTTEN BY NON

                                              ~ Marcus and Friends ~

Country Cemetery

In a quiet country cemetery,
Where the gentle breezes blow,
Lies my son I love so dearly;
He died a few years ago.

His resting place I visit,
Placing flowers there with care,
But no one knows my heartache,
When I turn to leave them there.

Though his smile is gone forever,
And his hands I cannot touch,
Still I have so many memories
Of the son I loved so much.

His memory is in my keepsake,
with which I will never part.
God has him in His keeping;
I have him in my heart.
~ Author Unknown ~

High School Football

Marcus's First Car- 1995 Blazer!!

                              Marcus & Family

I'm Free

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free.
I'm following the path God has laid you see.
I took his hand when I heard Him call.
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
I found that peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Oh yes these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow.
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow,
My life's been full, I savored much.
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee.
God wanted me now; He set me free!!