"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I wish I could have told you how much you truly meant to me. You were kind, talented, funny, the most caring person I’ve ever met. I wish I had talked to you more before you passed and told you I loved you every single day.

You wrote moving poetry. Deep, raw, sad and emotionally charged poetry. I made a promise to myself, that I would illustrate all your poems, publish them under your name and all the profit would go to organizations that help prevent suicide. It’s a promise I plan on keeping.

You also made me promise if you ever died I would go to your funeral. I couln’t keep that one and I am so sorry. But one day I’ll visit you wherever you are, take that metaphorically or literally.

You were the first person to teach me what true love is. And in my heart that love keeps you alive. You didn’t end up like the picture in a snowglobe (that’s my favorite poem of yours).

Forever in my heart