I barely knew you
But those very few words
Still mean something
I got a phone call
And when I answered
I knew something was wrong
Her voice was shaking
Sobs were breaking

I didn't want to imagine
What it was like to have
That water rushing into your lungs.
To feel the cold Missouri pond fill you up.
To be in a state of paralyzing shock.
Your arms hitting the water, trying to save yourself.
And your final breath being taken in and drowning you from the inside out.

I didn't want to imagine
Your parents getting the phone call.
The crushing feeling of their son being gone.
The Thanksgiving they will be having.
Your close friends who now have no one to tell their secrets to.
Your entire school who watched you on the sidelines in your Savage mascot outfit.

I don't want to imagine
A world without a soul
As great as yours
A heart as warming as yours
Or a school without
A spirit as big as yours.

I barely knew you
But from what I know
And what I've heard
It would have been a privilege
To have you as a part of my life