Bo Jackson at a Funeral

At his service, I placed a baseball card near the casket
of an amazing athlete we both had admired.

I couldn’t believe my friend was gone.
Something in the heart, I learned.

We both called each other "Bo."
He, out of charity for my feelings.

I called him Bo because of his talent
in sports of all manner.

I cannot recall the details of the card I left for him,
but I remember the finality of the beautiful finish on the coffin.