You are not forgotten.

How can you be?

You are the warrior princess

who took over my life

from the day you flew into it,

small and fierce.

You, who never left my side

and could be left free to do so.

When you left me finally

and stopped breathing,

I know you took with you

a piece of my heart

which belonged to you.

Bright eyes and large ears,

you battled medical issues

since the first year of your life,

and I cherish each moment,

before and after.

Bossy and yet kind to me,

you withstood such pain.

You showed me how to treat

the bloodiest of wounds,

and so deal

with any that come my way now.

You and the five before you

took pieces of me,

and I earn my life with the years

I spent with each of you.

Looking back, after you left,

I know I have gained a good life

in being a part of yours.

I know you’ve joined that line

of my kids waiting in

the air, earth and water.

When my time comes,

I’ll be content to go,

because I may yet get the chance

to be with you again.