IT CAME FROM THE SKY

A flash of light, it came from the sky, dark of night,

Fast and bright, knocked him to the ground, shot through his eyes.

Where did this energy come from, beyond a starry sky,

What purpose could this serve, changing a man’s life?

It came from the sky and shot a light in his eyes,

Something he would give to his friends, a gift to the world.

It flashed down from the sky, this his birthday night,

A gift and a sacrifice as with time it was to take his life,

What he left behind his friends never forgot.

Keith Garrett