13 Reasons Why Eulogies - adapted for my friend

Adapted from the eulogies from Seasons 2 Episode 3 of Thirteen Reasons Why. 

One act does not define a life. We celebrate the richness of his life, even as the tragic circumstances of his death cannot be forgotten. Miles had the biggest heart, which he so generously shared with all of us.

So please, be kind to each other.

He dreamed of being a musician and artist. I’m not sure when that dream began to feel impossible to her. Miles was my dream. And now I get to dream for Miles as well as for myself, as so do all of you. So please, dream your dreams, and dream them for Miles, and don’t let anyone take the away from you. Don’t ever let them go.

Miles came into my life for my senior year of high school like a star that fell to Earth. Like nothing I had seen, like no one I had ever met. He was funny, and smart, and moody, and... and maddening. And beautiful. And...I loved him. I loved him so much. And I ask him every day why he did what he did. But I get no answers. He took those with him when he went. Leaving me, all of us, angry, empty, confused. And I know that hurt won’t ever go away. But there will come a day when I don’t feel it every minute. And the anger won’t be so hot, and the other feelings will fade, and I’ll be left with only love. A good friend once said to me “I can love you and still let you go.” So Miles, I love you, and I let you go. And I miss you. And I hope that wherever you go next, you feel peace, you feel safe, in a way that you never did here. Wherever you go next, I hope you know that I love you.