Post 7

I Will Remember

Oh little girl,
I remember.
I remember
When you wondered
What you’d be like
At my age.
Are you proud of me?
I remember.

I remember
All the dreams
You had for the future
You knew
That once
You got out
You’d get to be happy.
Are you?
I remember.

I remember
How you
Hid your
Heart away
To protect it
To preserve it
For that special one
That would
Want it.
Yes, little one, I remember.

I remember
How you wanted it all.
The fairy tale
Someone to love
Someone who loved
Someone who would
Hold you
And softly whisper
“It’ll be ok!”
I remember.

I remember
Your pain
I handled
Your suffering
When you became
Too weak
And helplessly
Watched as you
Slowly died
And I took over
I was sad
To see you go,
But glad one
Of us could
Finally rest.
I remember.

I remember,
Innocent one,
How our pain
Slowly pulled
You out of
My arms
As I tried
To comfort
You.
As I watched
Your last tear
Fall,
I promised
You
That I would
Go on.
That I would
Live for you
I swore I’d live
Your dreams
And I locked
Them away
Deep in my heart
Now I feel
Them cry for you.
I’m not what
You wanted
Me to be
But, I remember.

Yes, even if it
Is no good.
I remember.
I will always
Remember you
And my promises
The promises
That keep me
Alive.
You, I won’t
Forget
So that someday
You can see
Your dreams
Come true in me
I will remember.
-Kerry