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gökhan is turkish it means: ruler of heaven first time i met you: september 3rd 1993 first day at school we looked at each other we wanted to sit together we became friends how sturdy you were people always thought you were much older but me? i had a babyface hated my babyface wanted to look older due to my fatherless childhood always wanted to be my own dad wouldn't work though so gökhan became my daddy father figure and protector i looked up to you my man ruler of heaven six years later you died of cancer i rushed to the hospital countryside germany when entering your room aware of your death i saw your stiff body and you were smiling i will never forget that gökhan an african-turk growing up in germany 1990s called gökhan tatchouop lost the battle against cancer sixteen years old and he really died with a smile because he was a good man who did the right thing as i get older year by year i could be gökhan's dad by now you're with me
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Dec 7, 2019
Dec 7, 2019 at 4:50 AM UTC
In Memoriam: GÖKHAN T.
gökhan is turkish it means: ruler of heaven first time i met you: september 3rd 1993 first day at school we looked at each other we wanted to sit together we became friends how sturdy you were people always thought you were much older but me? i had a babyface hated my babyface wanted to look older due to my fatherless childhood always wanted to be my own dad wouldn't work though so gökhan became my daddy father figure and protector i looked up to you my man ruler of heaven six years later you died of cancer i rushed to the hospital countryside germany when entering your room aware of your death i saw your stiff body and you were smiling i will never forget that gökhan an african-turk growing up in germany 1990s called gökhan tatchouop lost the battle against cancer sixteen years old and he really died with a smile because he was a good man who did the right thing as i get older year by year i could be gökhan's dad by now you're with me
R.I.P. Gökhan. God bless your soul. Do the right thing: https://www.wcrf.org/int/donate Today is a good day.
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Dec 7, 2019
Dec 7, 2019 at 4:50 AM UTC
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