I listened to the ‘final lecture’ by Randy Pausch, <br />Like so many others, <br /> <br />I personally met Eric Griffiths in the Waverly Hotel, Bonnyrigg, Scotland, <br />Like so many others, <br /> <br />I viewed movies that were done by Patrick Swayze, <br />Like so many others. <br /> <br />They all died of pancreatic cancer, <br />Like so many others. <br /> <br />In Randy Pausch’s lecture he reminded us that we are on borrowed time, <br />Eric Griffiths helped John and Paul out with music with words that were put into rhyme, <br />Patrick Swayze had his last actor moment on A&E’s The Beast, to fight crime, <br />They all lived life to its fullest, <br />Like So Many Others. <br /> <br />I happened to come upon my medical issues, <br />Like so many others, <br />And had addressed what shall become of me now? <br />I did not pancreatic cancer but I was in dire straits back in 2006. <br />The dignity of Randy, Eric, and Patrick, <br />Of a life that was well meaning, <br />And by their death, a certain type of everlasting. <br />Like so many others, <br /> <br />Their lives, - <br />Had not gone to waste. <br /> <br />9-15-09<br /><br />Joe Rosochacki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-tribute-to-randy-pausch-eric-griffiths-and-patrick-swayze/
