For Jim Cherewick

He's an amazing song writer.
He's a lover, not a fighter.
He is generous with his art.
And generous with his heart.
He's got an abundance of talent.

We have exchanged a peculiar currency
Of a portrait for a poem.
Whose value can only be known
By us and us alone.
And he is a genuine friend.

Jim is an original.
Never is he not true to himself.
And so many people put on masks.
But for him it would be an impossible task.
Because truth is all he asks.

And the beauty is he probably never
Expected to get it back.
Because he has already forgotten
That we made this pact.
But Jim my brother I got your back.