She Was a Force To Be Reckoned With

She was a force to be reckoned with, outgoing, delightfully assertive, powerful, well-respected. Her business was human resources. She was the company expert. We could not have functioned without her. She matched people to careers as smoothly as seven minute icing goes onto a cake. She had a reputation as the go-to-person for any and every relationship dilemma we could throw her way, and we threw them all to her. She caught them and laughed, making mincemeat of them. She was loving and caring, a brick in the company. She kept things together. She kept the peace, She kept dendrite records that made the paper ones look feeble. She would do anything to help you, and with the most positive attitude in the world. She enthusiastically restored hope in people who felt helpless. She taught people how to be resilient. She never burdened us with her problems. She did not talk about herself. She left them at home. With her gun, And her Bullets And her Plans. A woman Alone. Not even A cat. She thought we could easily replace her, But she was dead wrong.