Air

Like air
I breathe you
your essence lives
in every pore.

Like sun
I bathe in your light
your spirit lives
in every beat
of a heart
that survives this sorrow
because of your love.

Like blood
in my veins
your memory courses
through me
giving me strength
to live.

That I still stand
is testament to the life
you shared with me
and a love
that will live
until the stars
lose their light.

All that I am
All that I will be
is because of
You.

—Josie Ingles (c) March 3, 2004

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