Goodbye, Jack! By littlewing1957
I’ll find you, Jack!
It is in my power
Wherever you may be..
Across the years or in an hour,
Please save a place for me.
Ennis placed the card next to the stone. He drove 1400 miles to Childress to pay his respects to his lover, Jack Twist. Ennis really struggled with the notion of driving down; didn’t know if he could stand to see where half of his friend’s ashes were interred.
What did Lureen say? “We put a stone up!” Ennis didn’t want to intrude on Jack’s widow. He did the research himself and found the memorial park where half of Jack's cremated body lay buried.
Ennis wrote the little poem himself. He didn’t know he had it in him, but the occasion was special. Standing there, looking down at Jack’s headstone, he felt at peace. The stone read, “Jack Twist, faithful unto death!” Ennis had to smile at that. Just as he was turning to leave, a sudden gust of wind rushed around him. And stranger yet, a drop of dew landed on his cheek. Ennis smiled as he dabbed at his cheek, his tears mingling with the lone drop of dew. “I love you too, Jack Twist.” No other words, no further visits to Childress were necessary. Ennis climbed into his truck and headed home.