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Dear Liam,

When life has lead me to a painful path

A path where I was still young and growing 

Where my full emotions were not yet understood 

I had a picture of you on my wall 

I would look at you and at least it was something I understood 

You eyes were a light at the end of a tunnel 

Your voice was a comforting sound to my souls 

And you were a hand that reached out at the end of a very bad day… everyday 

I’ve lost touch with you for a while there 

Until I’ve heard the new of your passing 

It was a shock to my already fragile heart

Also a trip down memory lane 

Your picture printed in a A4 paper hung around my room since I didn’t know where to buy those fancy magazine with the posters 

In the dark time where it was just me and the moon, you were there with me when I cried 

It felt like you carried the weight of my blood and tears the dripped during the times where the stars did not shine 

Your voice in the beginning of your songs were a lifeline, an alternate reality where I could be happy as I was learning about this harsh life 

You were the only one there when I didn’t know whether I wanted to live or die 

You were there when I questioned the world 

Where I learned about love 

And heartbreak 

You were my steady anchor in a raging sea that held on so tight that I am here now 

I saw all the scars that are now hidden 

I saw all the pain in wounds that I thought were healed 

I saw everything life has thrown in me so far 

I saw all the of that the day you died and I couldn’t help but cry 

You were there for me when I couldn’t breathe 

Many people you saved through your years that you have never met 

The care in your voice and radiance of your smile were a ray of hope in nights so dark the stars were afraid to show 

You lit up so bright 

And when you needed a hand 

When life got too much 

From the unfiltered voices entering your head 

And a heart full of sorrow and alcohol 

We were not there to lend a hand 

It is irrational to have guilt that we couldn’t help you 

But the debt we owe is so much 

That there is nothing more too feel than guilt and shame 

We failed you when you were alive 

I hope I can make up for that in your death 

I will make sure my children grow up knowing the affect you had in their mother’s life 

I will play your songs as much as I can

Your interviews will be on replay when it’s bedtime so they can smile before they sleep

They will tell their friends about you in school and form a small band and surprise me by singing me your songs 

I am so sorry life was such a burden to a soul so kind

I am so sorry that you had to be away from your son because we forgot to thank you for our heavy burden that you carried almost your entire life

I am so sorry you didn’t have the same kind hands reach out to you 

Or kind eyes to look at you and give you a slight hope to make it though this life as you did mine 

Your beautiful voice will forever echo in my mind

Your kind souls is forever imprinted in my own 

You will forever live in my heart that you helped keep beating 

I am so thankful I was alive when you were as god knows what would’ve happened if you weren’t there during my time 

All these feelings and emotions to someone I have never met 

That’s how I know you are so loving and kind

With unending gratitude and heartfelt sorrow,

Your fan