this is the poem I wrote for my sister..

The Beauty of Patience

Remembering your smile as I walk into the room,

I think of all the things that we’ve both went through.

I look at you and see all the pain you’ve endured,

And I try to make the best of things, and think that you’ve been cured.

A simple act of negligence is what caused all your pain,

And what could’ve been prevented is driving me insane.

I know it’s your time as I look at your face,

But how I wish it would be different, another time, another place.

And as I hold your hand, I whisper in your ear,

“I love you so much, and I’ll always hold you dear…”

As you slowly slipped away, I cried and cried all night,

I was thinking that from now on that nothing would be right.

As I am now alone, I have to go on without you.

But you deserve your happiness for all of the things you went through.

I think of what had happened, and why you had to go.

I really wish you hadn’t gone, and that I didn’t miss you so.

I know that things will be awkward, just like a word that doesn’t rhyme,

I just hope you are all right, and you look on me from time to time.

I’ll do my best to move on, I know it’ll take a while,

But please don’t be mad at me if I always miss your smile.

So please wait for me, I’ll meet you at the gates,

But until that time arrives, I’ll just have to wait.

In memory of Anna Marie.

-Emily C. Nace