Dedicated to My Aunt

The thought that crosses my mind
The one where you're dead
Are the ones that haunt me the most
I know that you can't beat this illness
I guess that's what scares me
You'll never see your daughters children or mine
Never teach them all the things you taught me
Like how to drive or build a deck
Always in my thoughts you'll stay

You helped make life bearable
At every family gathering
Making us all laugh and smile
Now every time I see you
I think of those happy times
Where you were strong and not confined by anything
I hate how weak you look stuck in a wheelchair
Of those things you taught me like how to cook
Every time I bake I think of you
Always in my thoughts you'll stay

You always made me feel like I belonged
Helping me like a mother would
You brought me my first bra
I could always talk freely to you
With an understanding ear you'd listen
I'll miss those days where I'd feel so grown up
Always in my thoughts you'll stay

I wish and pray I could take this illness away
And make you whole and strong again
Because it hurts to see you like this
You'll always be my aunt
The strongest women I could ever hope of being my hero
I love you and you'll always be in my thoughts