R.I.P. A A L I Y A H
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001)
Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001)
I got this note today on facebook from the sister of a friend of mine who was murdered in 2006. I wrote a letter to him after the incident and that’s what she is referring to in this message. I cannot begin to tell you how this made me feel..
Rest in Peace, peace to his [...]
The tears I wept left salt stains.
I took a photo to remember. I took a wet rag to forget.
In a relationship,
When things go sour,
Remember,
You are but a fraction
Of what
Could have happened.
I don’t know what I would do
if I just knew exactly what I was going to do.
How you can afford to pay me mind,
When you can barely balance your sense,
Is a debt I’m sure has gone undefined
At the cost of us being friends.
She asked me why I’d paid these dues
For petty changes, and then I spoke:
To your credit, I’ve found my interests gained
And I am rich because my heart’s been broke.