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You are Beyond gracious
Dimples always beaming
That fat grin who welcomes anyone
Even ate my horrible chicken
Can do anything you set your mind to
Beyond talented
There is nothing you cannot do
The tap tap tap of redundant noise
I could’ve done without but….
I secretly missed it when it was gone
Your head back laughter is life changing
The day my dad died and you hugged Halle and I so tightly and then… the rest
Whom I loved and fell. You were there prayed without ceasing
You never stopped loving me even with my mouth like a sailor
You were there to help me to the bathroom on my second abdominal surgery- petrified that you may have to help me up off the toilet.
You were there for the braces for broken feet, hands, & fingers.
Every morning you stormed the sanctuary and prayed for this crazy family who fell head over heels in love with you & called you son.
I believe in your destiny
I believe you are the most incredible man I’ve ever met
I believe there is NOTHING you can’t do
Especially when you put your mind to it
You could be bitter due to hard things
But you’re not
You’re beaming and joyful
You give me hope
Hope in humanity
Hope in love
Hope in God
Hope in dreams & prayers come true
And the realization that love transcends to anyone… you just have to open up and believe in a man more than sometimes he wanted to believe in himself.
Michael I love you, I will always love you
You will forever be my son
Proud beyond measure of you
Keep dreaming your most wildest dreams
And making them come true
Happy Birthday! I love you
Jeni
Truly let go?
Stop thinking of us?
Fill a void
That can only be filled
With one
The one?
Find your happy
Find your peace
I was honest
Raw
Real
But Impatience
Frustration
Became more
Than understanding
Healing needs to occur
It’s not rejection
Of my love
It’s a pause
For me to love me
In my now
20 years of lost
Can’t be erased
Right away
Patterns need to be
Undone
Caregiving
Enabling
Needs to be
Wiped
To be better for us
Your eyes
Betrayed your truth
Maybe I should
Feel rejected too
Oh wait…
I do
Why are good-byes
So hard?
Will I ever be whole?
I think so
One day at a time
I can
And I will
When I am ready
In the meantime
I’ll cry, feel & be
Whatever that is
For me, in my now- maybe secretly
Where is hope in
And grace for the other?
Apparently there is not
But there should be
Your laughter lights up a room
Especially snorts for things extra funny
Your beauty shines everywhere
Inside & out
You never back down
You never give up
You walk with head high
You know who you are & whose you are
You pray & love without ceasing
You don’t judge because
You’ve been judged
Your passion for your patients is inspiring- A break through and you cry with them
If you were a color you’d be your favorites- blush pink and rose gold
A perfect reflection of your beauty & your grace
Sassy and honest, your eyes betray your truth only to those who know you well
You give your time and energy to girls who need your example
You are a rare unicorn to exemplify
You’re not perfect, rather authentic and subtly real
Your green eyes gleam like diamonds when tears come- happy or sad
Their shimmer is breathtaking
I am different now- Because of you
Better, reflective as I too seek to find
A little blush pink & rose gold in my life
Everybody needs some
Never change darling unicorn
You were made for such a time as this
I love you
You are a tough cookie
Scrappy- Like me
Two peas in a pod- You & I
Day one staring at you
Realizing you reminded me of myself
You hold your emotions
Surely If you show them you’ll fold
Never to get up again
If I could tell you that isn’t true
Would you listen?
In those vulnerable moments
You’ll find your wounds
And begin to heal from the inside out
You are a natural leader
Which you don’t own
Because you don’t need to
You simply are, accept it
Listen to your gut which will guide you Along with prayer to accomplish
All those dreams you have locked up
You don’t share them due to fear of
What if you’re wrong?
Oh the embarrassment, the told you so’s
What if you’re right?
Dream & speak to your wildest dreams Speaking them
Writing them
Visualizing them
Will ensure you get them
Sitting in quiet dealing with your pain
Is something you refuse to do
My tough cookie you must
You must deal with the pieces and parts So you gain strength
You’ll need that strength
To accomplish all those dreams
Do not wait until you’re my age to realize
Run like a cheetah
Faster and faster until you can’t breathe
If you do, you will begin to release
All that isshhh that you don’t own
And begin to grow & heal from the inside
As you wade through those things
You will find your wings and fly
I loved you the moment we met
I see you
I know you
I understand you
You are understatedly beautiful
No validation needed
You are what you are
And it’s perfect
Perfect in the flaws, scratches and scars
Tough cookie- You’ve got this
You can do anything you set your mind to
Just don’t take the easy path
In the hard you’ll find yourself
And all you are meant to be
Stop running from yourself
Trust your gut
And fly
I love you
I believe in you
My tough cookie
You cherished me knowing
I was not ready to cherish back
I felt your gaze & knew you loved me
I hate that I couldn’t love back
I’m sad for you, sad for me
If only it was a different time
But it wasn’t
I still have the missing
Missing you, missing us
It is simply not my time
Not my now