To the One Who Touched My Heart

You were only twelve when I first met you through your mom a special star in the sky that shone always brighter then the sun You had the rare ability Alison of seeing auras around each soul and when you spoke about it, your eyes pinned me like dark coal Then you visited Quebec City and you came down with a disease a rare one, with only 7 in the world, no drugs could fast appease Intestinal lymphangiectasia, as rare as it was , you fought it still at the Sick Kids Hospital, they placed a tube and fed you at will You raised money for others like you, and doctors were baffled by the sheer stamina of you, we had a banquet and tickets raffled You wore a lavender gown and you gave a speech that made us cry at the age of eighteen you died, and never questioned God's why Your mom, my best friend, got a coach with horses of white rhodium and at your funeral the congregation of angels were your symposium I never cried so much as I did that day, when you left behind Caroline a sister who loved you more then anyone else, but it was your time Alison my dear may you rest in peace, and may the wayward dove bring your memory to the caves of Al, where children children bravely sing God speed my love, may you arrive to the summit of your realization that the auras you saw were a reflection of your Angel immunization . August 22, 2021 Sponsor Regina McIntosh Contest Name The One Who Touched My Heart