A broken heart does not heal overnight
The hole in that heart must have time to wait
The firstborn taken away from you for
Reasons you cannot ascertain
A child with special qualities, who
Attracted the uncertain and lame
And treated them with kindness and understanding
Made them feel like family without question
Never thought she was being taken advantage of
And if she did it did not diminish her love
She got herself into a relationship of abuse
The abuser took credit for her success
She found her peace training animals
This finally led to her distress, which
Led to the disease of depression
What turns the switch no one know
But medications and hunches do not help
Life goes on in a complicated way
Doctors who were helpful leave
New ones have egos that will not quit
When she was their match they abandoned her
Left her scrambling for some other relief
No one knew just what to do
The advice was rejected; that is not something new
Time goes by and her denial remained
Her loveliness though was never abandoned
Kindness to others was a natural
Love for everyone who crossed her life
She was a lovely person who just got caught up
In the ugliness that life has to give to some
Always thankful for the normal things that
People of stout hearts would offer her
She could not grip the necessity of
Grabbing on to the essentials of life
Now she is gone, this sincere one
We question what could we have done
God needed another angel
He came to us and found one
Steve Haarman aka Stanski
January 8, 2022 ^
Steve Haarman 