People

"People" is the title of an unfinished poem. Stephanie was working to write and rewrite a poem to express how she felt. She had been fighting cancer for so long and had won battles and taken some hard knocks and was trying to express in writing what was going on in that beautiful mind and heart of hers. She never finished her poem, but I believe she lived every word of it right to the last. Stephanie died on Monday, March 26 after a 2 year fight with cancer. She was tough and had guts. She kept her hopes high and never complained in the midst of her own pain and suffering. She was extremely gifted and talented and showed so much promise for whatever she set her mind to. She loved in a big way and showed no partiality to anyone. She prayed to God for help and believed in Him. She was so real in how she lived. She was 15 and has left us all too soon. We miss her greatly. Here is her unfinished poem,

"People"

Just keep walking, don't look down
Ignore the past and where we're bound
Live in the moment, the second, right now
But that's not enough when you take your bow

We think we don't need, we think we're okay
There's always tomorow, always next day
"I know you'll get better, I can work on it later"
But you'll find if you don't, it's the people that matter

If something flew at you from around the bend
That altered and rushed and changed the end
I wasn't, I didn't, dreams unfulfilled
But the question I land on is "How will they feel?"

Friends and family, daughters and sons
Will the celebrate, mourn or forget when you're done
When it comes down to it, it's not what you bequeath
But the hearts that you've touched and the memories you leave

So here's the thing
One lifetime isn't very long in the long run
It's impossible to see the end
Stuff could fly at you just around the bend
When it really comes down to it
It's the people you love, the people that love you
That makes your true legacy
If this was it, your very last day
What would you do, what would you say
We think we don't need, we think we're okay
There's always tomorrow, always next day
I wasn't, I didn't, dreams unfulfilled
But the question I land on is how will they feel

One lifetime's not much, so here's the thing
Take care what you live for, the song that you sing
Yes, live in the moment, just remember the people
If you've got tons of them, your life will be full

She lived a short, but full life. I am so blessed to have known her.