A Man (Tribute To Bob Shank)

*** As I was scamming through his poems, I captured his life tonight...I cried through his words that I read And it hit me hard in the heart...He is someone I look up to so dearly and is my favorite writer of all time...Just when the world didn’t make no sense...Bob always did.***
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A Man I Never Had To Share A Conversation With,
A Man I Never Had To Physically See,
A Man I Never Had To Know,
Is A Role Model And An Inspiration To Me.

Wise Words From A Mouth I Never Once Saw,
He Typed His Words On Pages Hitting My Computer Screen
Touching Hearts, Enlighting Lives, And Spreading Faith,
When The World Is Oh So Chaotic, He Still Remained Serene.

Fierce In Mind And Affectionate In Heart,
Rich In Character And Creative In Soul...
Each Comment He Left Me And Poem He Wrote
Changed Me In A Way That He Will Never Know.

A Life As Is Bewildering To His Astonishes Me...
A Man That Has Found His Strength Through A Lifetime Of Affliction
That Passes It Own To The Troubled Youth Touches My Heart,
I Only Thought A Character Of His Was Of A Movie-like Fiction.

He’s Left Us Here Due To A Complication He Must Fight,
A Prayer For You In Mind And A Place In My Heart...
You Will Forever So Hold In Me Till My Dying Day
Just Like You Did For So Many Right Before You Even Start.

A Man I Never Had To Share A Conversation With,
A Man I Never Had To Physically See,
A Man I Never Had To Know,
His Words Will Forever Be In Me.

----Heather Michelle Craig
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***we will miss you here***
also i am sure bob will be reading this soon so not only comment on my work but tell him what u would like if you want too. thanks a lot. loves. God bless.