For a moment
you were here
and the very gift of your life
gave my heart a reason to beat.

Young and fragile.
You were an angel
that never needed wings to fly
but the halo sat beautifully above you.

For a moment
your laugh was a symphony
of happiness playing
along to the beat of a merciless world.

My joy was the way in which
Your tiny hands would curl
and hug the worn ends
of my fingertips.

For a moment
you existed in this tiny shell
of love and pure bliss
that could only be temporary.

Nothing can last forever
but that moment, the moment of you
will forever dance across the stage
long after the curtain has closed.