They said
It wasn't surprising
We all
Knew
She couldn't
Hold on forever
But
We still
Kind of expected
Her to
Because after a
Year
Of rallying
Us thinking
This is it
And her surviving
Making it
To her 90th birthday
We didn't think
It would be now
We thought she had years
Maybe not
Happy
And maybe not
Easy
But years
Still
We thought she
Would be happier
Now that she was not
All alone
But
Then
She got sicker
And we found out
That night
That she was
Gone







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No one cried
At first
We all just stood
Quietly
Wondering
Why
We Knew
She wasn't
Happy
She was in
Pain
She was
Sick
But now
She is gone
I hope
Her pain was
Left here with her
Body
And that she
Is happy
Now
I hope that
She is healthy
That she can walk
With ease
I miss her
But I hope
She is better
Now

They said
It wasn't surprising
We all
Knew
She couldn't
Hold on forever
But still
It was a
Surprise

Not only is it a disease that destroys your body
*It destroys your heart and soul as well

Grey forbidding skies, wet dreary
I dream of warm sunshine
Of tropical nights
Your soft body pressed to mine
The sweet taste of your lips
But all I see is rain
I close my eyes, open my mind
You are here beside me
Making love
You are mine
A million stars look down
A lover’s moon above
We care not for anything
As our bodies entwine
I gaze into your eyes
Sensual, satisfied,
The sweet aftermath of love
Relaxed in my arms
Our bodies still joined
One last kiss
We sleep with a smile

A river of tears
An ocean of pain
For the quaking fear of something mere
Can fill my empty mind
How long have I been waiting here  
For the past is almost near
So the future starts to sneer
My time is not worth wasting

The girl is a flower
Standing tall
Through this Fall
Filled with optimism, power

The girl is a flower
Sits in the sun
Day is done
Then, she begins to cower

The girl is nothing but a flower
Let the rain be tears
Puddles be mirrors
For this is the final shower