John Dye Is Dead br br The ‘Angel of Death’ br Touched by an Angel br Left his heart and bod in SFO br br He was ‘Making the Grade’ in ‘84 br While I was trying to reinvent br Myself close to where I was born br Home grown homo returned to meet br My own Angel of Death, but he br Never came, never mentioned my name. br br John Dye is dead and br Jim Boone is alive and still poised br His was a ‘heart attack’, mine is br ‘the great race’ – journey to the br End of the world with the tenacity br To go around one more time br With less angst, renewed fun and greater Joy! br br John Dye is dead and br Jim Boone is alive and, , , well, br Resigned, still curious br Home alone in someone else’s house br br A ‘boyfriend’ to ‘Pan’ with Elvis rising br A neighborhood friend with br Philanthropic aspirations br br One who still finds great joy in br Other’s achievements br And hope in my own continuation. br br I’m alive and John Dye is dead. br Go figure.