Tyler … take two

So apparently you are not supposed to cremate glass …
It sticks to the fire brick in the oven …
It also creates beautiful art …

I gave Tyler his bottle back …
He and I went for a walk down to the River.
At one point, he stopped and stated, you are not taking me down
to the place where I nearly drowned … apparently I was …

and I didn't even think about the significance of this location for him
We talked and I shared his story about cremating the bottle
and finding it almost intact with the lid melted into the glass pile

I told Tyler he had been given a gift …
The ability to speak in the shadow of death
"I shall not fear evil" recognizing the presence of those around
and for many the power of the creator, a life force

I walked away profoundly impacted by this person,
I thought I barely knew
and yet, I knew intimately
I had walked with him during his shadow of death
and now he walked with me
during Baxter's final journey

THANK YOU TYLER FOR YOUR PRESENCE ...