More Than a Professor

You were more than a professor, you became a friend

One short semester and now your life has reached its end

Still I can’t process that you are not here

I was planning to send you a holiday card, and the thought of it breaks my heart

Last week, I told you thank for all your help, but I had so much more to say

I gave you a handshake and went on my way

I thought we had time to connect, now I receive the email, my heart is broken

I am honestly going to miss you

Wish you could read my final paper, and tell me it was edited perfectly

You told me how great I could be, and because you said it, I believed it

I and Rutgers  will miss you Professor Richard Heffner

R.I.P.