Aunt Kathy's Poem

Someone very special
came to stay inside my heart,
Theresa was her name.

Though she lived only fifteen years,
anyone who's life she touched
will never be the same.

Time stands still,
but life goes on now that we're apart.
But, Theresa isn't really dead
she lives within my heart.

She was full of love, energy, and restlessness,
it wasn't often she sat still.

Life with her was never dull,
always into some activity,
she just couldn't get her fill.

It was so unfair to lose you,
you were so beautiful, young, and smart.

Then I remind myself,
Theresa isn't really dead,
she lives within my heart.

I know you weren't perfect
but through my eyes
you were as close as one could be.
I saw your temper and spoiled ways with others,
but you were never that way with me.

There was a special bond between us,
that grew stronger as time went on,
but it was there right from the start.

And somehow I know forever,
Theresa
isn't really dead
she lives within my heart!