Normalcy halts at the last breath
and the phone rings with emergent voices
news flowed down the lines which told
of your passing with no April Fools play
simply put…you passed in the night

morning coffee did not seem right
traffic on the way to work was not normal
the signs were there and even on the news
the pope was joining you soon
fitting or not there was some ironic static

a few years apart in age yet we grew up
in the same fantasies of the arts and crafts
me with the more business side
you with the technical side
our passing between shows in the same venues
we would sit and talk of family issues
all the while laughing at the insane ways

Even this weekend I could not bid you farewell
as I was caught up with my own gigs and such
not enough time to rearrange my commitments
but even in this…I was living as you would have liked
up on stage again…behind the curtains before the show
too many times we had shared in those moments

last time we met was at our aunt’s funeral
we said we would catch back up and stay in touch
but now that falls upon dead ears
and I am left with only memories

cousins estranged by family drama
is now estranged by a veil I have not pierced
sail on my friend Doug…gaff some new shows
in a far away venue that I know not when I will play there
but maybe then….yes maybe then
we can catch up and stay in touch
outside of memories that are lessened
by you’re not being here to enjoy them with me

04/02/2005

Author's Note: MAXEY -- Douglas Lee, died March 31, 2005. Born in Tulsa, January 18, 1961. A wonderful, caring and compassionate man who, as an organ donor, has given life to others today. Survived by: wife, Tina; daughter, Candace and fiance, Derek Overturf; grandson, Wyatt; mother, Sue; brothers, Brad of Celina, TX, Greg of Stevensville, MD, and Lance of Tulsa. A 1979 graduate of Edison High School, he attended NEO, where he polished his stagecraft skills. Doug was the third generation at Dun-Well Cleaners. He loved his work with IATSE Local #354 and volunteered this talent with several organizations. Service 3 p.m. Saturday,

Posted on 04/03/2005
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