Tears That Fell

'Erik is dead'
I read these words
With tears in my eyes
It seemed so unfair

Three words to
Sum up a life
And he was more than that
If only to me

Life is never fair
But it was most unfair
To my Angel of Music
An angelic genius with clipped wings

I cried for him
And for me
For the voice he inspired
Is gone

And I now have nothing
To remember him by
No career that he helped inspire
No more singing

For my Angel of Music
Is gone forever
No longer will I hear his voice
Or my own lifted in song

For he took my voice
Along with his
With him to heaven
Where only angels sing

And now I will
Forever grieve
For the life
That never really stood a chance

And the extraordinary man
Who stole my heart
With his angelic voice
That made him so much more than just a man