Althea Mae

So full of life,
how you came into the world,
a bustling little ball of joy.
Parents that adore you,
family that loves you,
and a sun that shines
on your every smile.
You make the world
go around my dear.

You won't realize that
until much later in life
little one, you have so much
                    Up
G r o w i n g  ^^ to do.

When I held you as a baby
you smiled at me,
it was as if the clouds
parted and the rain abated
for the moments you were smiling.

Child you hold your arms open
to a world full of malice and deceit,
and yet you still smile and laugh.
Fate has played a hand for you,
and it was cruel of them
to double down on a losing hand.

Yet somehow you managed to smile
in the face of adversity,
scream into the wind,
and let your heart be heard.

You've touched so many
in the short time being here,
we see your courage,
your fortitude,
and can do nothing but applaud.

Losing a part of yourself
that you never really knew,
only had a short time to use,
and still you smile...

how you smile...

I can only weep,
when the sun shines
through your eyes.

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