markofroggatt 4th November 2007

Alright Ste, how’s it going? I was just trying to go to sleep then and I had my MP3 player on shuffle. Kissed by a rose came on by Seal and for some reason it reminded me of you. So I started to think about you when you were here with us and I just had an urge to write something down about you. So I wrote a few words down without really thinking and it eventually turned into a poem. I wrote it in about 10 minutes, it was really easy to write and I think this was because you were such an inspiring person. So I decided to call it 'Stephen's Inspiration'. I don't think it's that good or poetic but I just wanted to post it for you to read. Here it is... Stephen's Inspiration There used to be a time when everything felt safe and secure. A Time full of happiness, joy and a family that was pure. But now it is all broken, shattered and depleted. Which left a scary thought that everything can be defeated. Though since your passing, stronger bonds have been made. The family now seems tighter, but we all wish you had stayed. Stayed here to make us laugh, make us smile and make us whole. For you are now the missing piece of the puzzle, that piece is your soul. Whenever I think of you now, a smile creeps into my expression. I try to remember the good times full of laughter and love, to keep the depression away. You have now become a symbol to me of why life should be embraced. Because life itself can be taken at any time, leaving your potential defaced. You were an idol to me in life and a person who I looked up to. You were one in a million with no-one the same, it was just you. I wish I could have told you what you meant to me while you were here. Maybe I will get the chance to when I leave, though hopefully won't be for a few more year. I miss you Ste