on the ledge

your friend
liked to laugh loudly
and long
at anything
you said, or happened
in the course
of a normal day.
it was a boisterous
and bellowing
laugh.
his eyes watered
as he found the humor
in everything.
it was embarrassing
to be with him
in public. you
loved him,
and will miss him,
wishing he hadn't
leaped from
the ledge of
the tallest building
he could find.