I believe I read your character accurately
when I met you.

I believe you to be
humble, genuine, kind, loyal, loving
still, now,
as you seemed before.

I believe you to be
‘one of the good ones’, a shining light
upon this Earth
and the lives of those you touch,
including mine.

I will remember you in fondness,
in hope for the future, your future
and what you will create for all of us.
I will cherish your light
and the way you reminded me
that gut instincts, sometimes, are spot-on.

I am lucky to have met you,
and cherish the changes evolving in me
since that day,
the changes you remain oblivious to,
for the better.