My Cousin Dennis

I had a cousin whose name was Dennis,

He was so sweet and never a menace,

He stayed far away from me, in a different country,

Yet when we met, I felt so great,

When he shifted to the city few blocks away from me,

We were too busy to meet to have a cup of tea,

Years have passed since I saw him last,

Time seems to have passed too fast,

Today I got a message from my mom about his sudden death,

She said your cousin Dennis breathed his last breath,

I could not believe that I would never see him again,

Nor hear him call out my name or pass by my lane,

I wish I had called him earlier, 

I wish we had met when our houses were so near,

Life is so short and we often don’t realize,

Now he is gone and I didn’t even get to say goodbye,

He was a nice guy always greeted me with a smile,

I admired him a lot for his willpower and drive,

He was in the hospital for quite a while,

But he fought till the end with persistence and tenacity,

Although he is not present with us today physically,

He will always be remembered for his determination and simplicity!!