Many of Eddie's friends wrote POEMS about him because he touched their lives in a special way. I would like to thank them all but chose this one to share with the WORLD. MY BOY BISCH I LOST MY BOY BISCH JUST THE OTHER DAY. DEAR, GOD, WHY'D YOU TAKE MY BEST FRIEND AWAY? JUST THE OTHER NIGHT WITH EDDIE, I PARTIED, LAUGHED, AND CHEERED. SUDDENLY THE NEXT DAY I FIND HE'S NO LONGER HERE? DAMN, LORD, WHY'D YOU TAKE HIM, THE BOY WAS HARDLY A MAN. YOU TOOK AWAY MY PARTNER, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. EDDIE WASN'T A BAD KID, HE'S PROBABLY THE BEST I KNOW. OUT OF ALL THE CATS TO TRY THINGS, YOU PICKED MY BOY TO GO? DEAR, GOD, PLEASE GIVE ME A REASON - WHY DID EDDIE HAVE TO DIE? MAYBE ANOTHER ANGEL WAS NEEDED, BUT I NEED HIM BY MY SIDE. LORD MY SON, STOP YOUR WEEPING, AND TRY TO DRY THOSE TEARS. MY REASON FOR TAKING EDDIE - HE COMPLETED HIS EARTHLY YEARS. ALL OF THE TIME YOU'VE KNOWN HIM, HE'S GIVEN YOU STRENGTH, FRIENDSHIP, AND JOY. I NEEDED THE PERFECT SOUL OF EDDIE, TO GIVE LIFE TO A NEW BABY BOY. THE SOUL WILL EVEN HAVE HIS EYES - TRUSTWORTHY, CLEAR AND BLUE. I'LL GIVE THE SOUL HIS CHUBBY, RED CHEEKS, AND HIS PLATINUM, BLONDE HAIR, TOO! HIS HOPE WE'LL GIVE TO THE NEEDY, AND HIS LIGHT WILL GUIDE LOST SOULS. HIS LIVELINESS WILL FILL OUR HEARTS, AND KEEP US MOVING WHEN WE'RE OLD. EDDIE FULFILLED HIS LIFE'S PURPOSE, IN THE SHORT TIME OF 18 YEARS. EMBRACE THE MEMORIES YOU HAVE OF BISCH, AND FOREVER HOLD THEM DEAR. THOUGH YOU ARE GONE, ED, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. TAKE THE BEST CARE OF HIM, LORD, AND KEEP HIM SAFE WITH YOU IN HEAVEN.                      LOVE MELISSA