Death of a Seventeen Year Old
We had her for seventeen years
Now we shed a flood of tears
Her smile her ***** we’ll miss
Remembering her life today
We talk about her qualities
We share her memories
With family, friends and enemies
This cold, winter, rainy, December day
A text went out to a friend
A stop sign went unnoticed
A crash took her life
A phone call around midnight
A church, gymnasiums fill with folks
To honor and lament her death
My daughter, sister, cousin, friend
Her memory we celebrate
Copyright © Barbara Washington | Year Posted 2010
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