For Marie

You will be missed
A gift that fleetingly danced across the pages of my life
Flawed, yet so beautiful in your imperfection
Yours is a heart that has been wrung
A life that has been crushed
A spirit that has not been broken

You will be missed
A soul that understood a damaged, world weary stranger
Accepted what others had found hard to love
Yours is a heart gifted in loving
A life that has painted a rainbow
A spirit that has lightened the grey

You will be missed
An artist that colored the world beautiful with your presence
A sensitive soul, yet resilient and strong
Yours is a heart that will be in mine
A life that has touched me indelibly
A spirit that these tears are now shed for