It seems like yesterday

That I first met you

Joyful, full of life,

Carefree and humble.

The more I learned of you,

The more awed I became,

Who was this girl

That smiled through her pain?

The doctors said terminal,

You simply shrugged it off.

Kept on living to the fullest,

Cherishing every moment.

No one could've guessed

That your life was slowly fading,

For you smiled ever-still,

We all kept hoping and praying.

Things went further south,

You never once complained.

Your bright eyes and joyful heart

Thrived amidst the pain.

Then one day,

You were gone.

Simply out of

The picture.

Fallen asleep to this world,

To awaken in a Paradise

Hidden from

Our sight.

How can you be gone?

It doesn't seem realistic.

How am I to continue on,

When from the picture, you are missing?

And yet I hope,

I wait, I pray.

I rejoice that

We'll meet again someday.

And what a joyous time

That day will be,

When we hug

And to our Savior sing.

For now, you're gone,

But not forever.

You're simply on the Other Side,

Pain-free up in Heaven.

So I hope,

I wait, I pray

And rejoice that

We will meet again someday.

It seems like yesterday

That I first met you

And one day, someday,

I'll come to join you.