Goodnight, To Leonard

Today we lost Leonard Nimoy.

He loved animals, you guys.

I am sad. I am bereft. I mourn the loss of this wonderful actor, author, poet, humanitarian, Netizen, human being. He has received tributes from President Obama, from NASA, from countless actors, musicians, friends, and fans. Because Leonard Nimoy transcended his fame. He was - he is - an example of what we all could be if we tried.

Into his eighties, he looked younger than I
sometimes feel.

Forget the goddamn dress, forget the Department of Homeland Security, forget fucking Fifty Shades of Gray. Leonard Nimoy died today, and that is everything.

I wrote a poem for him. I hope, wherever he is, he sees it and knows how much love he left in his wake.

For Leonard

by Chuck Baudelaire

From the Earth to the stars

To the Earth you return,

And we welcome you home.

Now we will be your eyes

Looking toward infinity

As you showed us it could be.

You created a soul,

A Vulcan, fictional,

Yet so real, as if he were you.

Spock bound you, defined you,

Ultimately freed you

To be our guiding light.

We thank you for embracing him.

We love him for being you

And you for being him.

We bid farewell, not to an icon,

But to a soul,

Within a man

Who made us feel

He knew us

As well as we knew him.

You will live forever

And prosper evermore

Within us whom you touched.

I hope you find the star

That will guard your light

For the rest of our forevers.

Good light, dear soul.

And thank you

For beaming.