“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.”
I’m so sorry, Jimmy. I know I’m letting you down. You wanted me to dream big, live big, and be great. I’ve done none of that. I’ve settled for ordinary. I’ve given up on my dreams. I’ve all but stopped living. I don’t know how it happened. Time’s just been flying by, and I don’t know how the days have managed to slip past me so many times without my notice. Before I know it, I’ll be twenty-four, the age you were at your death. Who knows if I’ll get much mais than that, or if I’ll even get that far? How can I justify continuing to live like this when I know very well that life is far too short to waste? How can I look at your pictures covering my walls knowing I didn’t live up to your plea? I can’t. I have to make a change. Even if I don’t do it for me, I at least owe it to you. I may not make it to be a great actor or even someone whose name is recognized anywhere, but I know there’s mais than this out there for me. I can do great things, and I can be great. I can be who you wanted me to be. I’m starting today. I’m sorry, Jimmy. I’m starting today.
“The only greatness for man is immortality.”
I’m so sorry, Jimmy. I know I’m letting you down. You wanted me to dream big, live big, and be great. I’ve done none of that. I’ve settled for ordinary. I’ve given up on my dreams. I’ve all but stopped living. I don’t know how it happened. Time’s just been flying by, and I don’t know how the days have managed to slip past me so many times without my notice. Before I know it, I’ll be twenty-four, the age you were at your death. Who knows if I’ll get much mais than that, or if I’ll even get that far? How can I justify continuing to live like this when I know very well that life is far too short to waste? How can I look at your pictures covering my walls knowing I didn’t live up to your plea? I can’t. I have to make a change. Even if I don’t do it for me, I at least owe it to you. I may not make it to be a great actor or even someone whose name is recognized anywhere, but I know there’s mais than this out there for me. I can do great things, and I can be great. I can be who you wanted me to be. I’m starting today. I’m sorry, Jimmy. I’m starting today.
“The only greatness for man is immortality.”
I was not
You were cool, you were hot
You had talent, you had style
And you had a killer smile!
Mercurial, impolite, a giant, a rebel
A work in progress, an unpolished pebble
A dreamer, a charmer, a restless soul
How much we loved you, you'll never know
You were gone before you had the chance
To prove your worth, to dance the dance
Yes, you were something, everything
Still, time has not erased the sting
The years crawled by
We lived, we cried (some committed suicide)
And I was something you were not
I was 25