10 Things I Liked About You

Shocked, saddened and still teetering on the edge of disbelief, I join so many people around the world in mourning the death of Heath Ledger.

While I never knew him personally, for all intents and purposes, he appeared to be a honest, sincere and down to earth person whose primary goals in life were progressing in and perfecting his role as an actor and father.

Echoing the sentiments of countless others, I extend my deepest sympathies to his family and friends, especially his parents and sister and of course, ex-fiancee Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda.

As an affectionate nod to the first film I ever saw Heath in - the teen romance 10 Things I Hate About You - I'd like to offer the following tribute of sorts to him entitled 10 THINGS I LIKED ABOUT YOU, written in the style of the poem read in the movie.


10 THINGS I LIKED ABOUT YOU

I liked the way your sunny smile always made me smile too.

I liked the way your intense gaze burned bright with brown not blue.

I liked the way you shunned the glitz and glamour of your work.

I liked the way despite hard times you seldom played the jerk.

I liked the way you spoke of what's important in your life.

I liked the way you chose those roles that caused you the most strife.

I liked the way you looked each time you talked about your "girls."

I liked the way your hair when long turned into tousled curls.

I liked the way you stayed on track and danced to your own drum.

But most of all I liked you 'cause the best was yet to come.