Marinheiro

Dear Marinheiro,

I don't even know how to begin. Even until now, it doesn't make sense. How you, who loved life to the fullest, is no longer with us. And yet, we see you always. In every brown butterfly, in every ambulance, in every patient, in every roda, in every smiling face.

You carried the world on your young shoulders. But you carried the sun with you as well. And everywhere you went, you spread the sunshine, made lifelong friends, touched people's hearts, and forever changed their lives.

I never had the chance to get to know you well. That I regret deeply. And yet, for some reason only God can comprehend, I whom you barely knew, who wasn't even supposed to be there, was at your side, when you breathed your last.

I'm so sorry. Forgive me. Forgive us. We are haunted still, by if-only and what-could-have-been. And we still wonder why. Why your life was cut short by such a tragic end.

We thank you for your friendship. For the laughter shared. For the good times and the bad times. For forgiveness.

You are with us still. Always. In our hearts.

Farewell, dear friend. Farewell, Marininho. You have sailed away and we cannot follow. One day we will all meet again. And we hope to see you at the other side of the shore, waiting.

Rest in peace.

PS. Wa ko ka-attend sa imo roda ug sa imo birthday party. Ge lang. Roda ug party2x nya ta tanan didto someday. Pero unta dugay pa. Hehehe. Peace!