In Memory of Jennifer Ann

I awoke with my head throbbing.

Eyes red and burning,

But I had stopped sobbing.

I thought of ’76 and our first class,

Your 10 year old explanation of catholic mass.

I thought of your giggle and that huge heart,

how you lit up our room right from the start.

I thought of sleep-overs, skating rinks and walks,

laughter and tears and our long talks.

I thought of Nicey and the Five & Dime,

Our adolescent attempts at petty crime.

I thought of the years we then spent apart.

How you never left me; you stayed in my heart.

I thought of my joy to find you again,

the happiness you gave me, my forever friend.