For you, Grace

I can’t quite believe

That this is true

I sit down thinking

About how I’ll miss you.

Those days at work

I will remember

Your smile

Your laugh

Your happiness.

I can’t help but wonder

Why this happened?

I can’t quite believe

That I will never see you again

The life you will never have

Occupies my mind.

You will never experience those joys in life

That happiness will never be felt.

Don’t you worry,

You will be remembered

You will have a place in my heart.

I will always remember those times

You cheered me up

We joked around

Having a laugh

Making work fun.

But now I have to face the fact

I will never see you again.

I can’t quite believe

That you are not here

To be taken away so suddenly

Seems so unfair

That you never had the chance

To say your goodbyes.

Please know that we all love you

And we will always remember you.

We will never forget, this horrible tragedy

That took you so fast from us.

Life is unfair, Life is cruel

But I know I have to accept

That you are not coming back.

No matter how hard I try

No matter how much I don’t like it.

It is something I have to learn.

I want you to know

That you will always stay with me

Wherever I go, you will be with me.

You have helped me

To understand

To take care

When I am out and about.

I like to think

That you are watching over me

Protecting the people you love

From your place up above.

This has been a shock,

As everyone knows

You will be dearly missed

I want you to know

We all love you

And we will miss

Your cheerfulness that you bring

To everyone who you meet.

So I write you this

To let you know how I feel

To let you know that you are missed.

I miss you so much

I can’t believe it true.

It won’t sink in

Until I don’t see you there.

You joked around with me

And cheered me up

Please don’t stop smiling

You have a heart of gold.

I will miss the magazines

That you brought in for everyone to read.

I will miss you.

Please know

That you will never be forgotten

You will have a place in my heart

And a reminder

Of the cruel reality of the world.

You had so much time left on you

To live your life

Why did it have to be taken

So early in life?

You won’t be able to marry

You won’t have children.

You won’t experience motherhood

Nor share the joys.

So I write you this

For you

I know you are watching us

Guiding us

So I want you to know

You are still here in our hearts.

I will never forget you

Always and forever in my heart.