Nine times I wrote your eulogy
Never thought I’d have to give it
But I did
You were a melody with a twist
A rhyme with finesse
Brilliant beyond measure
Artistic greatness your design
Four years ago you left us 3/7/16
My phone rang in my office
My sister
I knew
You were gone
How do we pick up the pieces
Of the messiness
Shattered and broken
Had been for years
What words give peace?
What momentum to give your Mom?
How does Auntie “D” say goodbye when I already did nine times?
You are bright like yellow
Your favorite color
Everything sunshine
Even when you struggled to find your gold
You were worth fighting for –
Your mama did it daily- for you
Because she had to fight for the sunshine
After the rain
It rained hard
Nine times
strengthdefined 