for Wesley & Chad

Always the one at the top of the tree
The first to try something new
Only natural that he would go first
On ahead to check out the view

His courage a beacon for all of us
His struggle unbelievably trying
Through it all a light for his loved ones
He taught us to live by his dying

Here we only bury his body
For he has left it behind
Look up to see him watching
His spirit is free of its bind

For his body betrayed him long ago
Now his agony is curtailed
No more in pain and heartache
Off to eternity he has sailed.

How can we begrudge him for leaving
It was so painful for him to stay
Ever the scout he has gone before us
Preparing and forging the way

Written for Wesley and his best friend Chad. who both passed away too soon.