I want to share a poem with you that I wrote a couple of years ago. I was still dealing with the pain and grief of losing my mother, but I feel that anyone who has lost a loved one will be able to relate to this poem.
Each Day
I’ll never be able to find the right words to say
That I miss you more and more each day.
This pain I feel is still so real and will never go away.
I miss your smile, I miss your laugh,
I miss all the good times that we had.
You gave me life, so I wouldn’t think twice if I could trade mine for yours.
It’s still the biggest mystery
Why would God take you away from me?
Life is a race that no one can win, but you have to try until the end.
I love you now, and I loved you then.
I know one day we’ll be together again, but until that day,
All I can say is, “I miss you more and more each day.”
In Memory of Pat
💌 My Sister
There’s nothing in the world that could compare to the love that I have for you. From the day I took my first breath, you have been the one person in my life who has always been there. Through the good times and bad, the smiles and tears, when we didn’t have anything or anybody, we always had each other.
I can still remember when we were kids, all those nights we used to stay up until midnight playing Street Fighter and N.B.A. Jam, laughing and joking as we watched Def Comedy Jam. I could never have imagined back then that our lives would take the paths they did, me coming to prison with a life sentence, and you becoming a police officer.
I have to be honest, when you first told me you wanted to become a cop, I felt betrayed. It felt like Bebop telling Rocksteady he wanted to be friends with the Ninja Turtles, like Bonnie telling Clyde she didn’t want to rob banks anymore. But honestly, I am so proud of the woman you have become.
When Mama passed away, you immediately stepped up and put our family on your back. Never complaining about anything, you just handled your business and did what needed to be done for all of us. I see so much of Mama in you and know she is looking down on you with so much pride in how you kept our family together.
No matter what happens in my life, I will always be thankful and grateful to have had a big sister like you. You are my motivation and inspiration, and I want you to know just how much I love you.
