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for Rick Roller (R.I.P.)

Your name practically translates to 'Rick Astley'
to the people who didn't know you.
But you wouldn't know that,
you didn't do much internet, yet
kept it old school with an open mind.

You were more than a fucking blip
on a social network timeline.
You were more than the record collection
you gave me when you had only known me a little while.

You were
more than a hippie, an ex-heroin addict,
more than a meat cutter,
more than a friend.
You were one of the most generous, kind-hearted guys
I'll ever meet.

Thank you for the time you tried to force me
to borrow your mother's car
to take Lana to see Sonic Youth.

Thank you for bitching about your boss
and slowing me down, nearly every morning.
We all need to slow the fuck down,
and vent.

Thank you for the Urantia book.

I hope you see your son in the next life.
And maybe Duane Allman, and Michael Hedges,
and all the Greats. You can talk about the
'good times, bad times, you know I had my share...'

I hope you are forever reliving your happiest memories.

I love you. You never had to say those words to
make me feel reciprocated.

Tell John Lennon and Jaco Pastorius that
Matt says hi.