Poem #6

She learned to say "I love you"

When she went to say goodbye,

And taught herself to smile

Even with no reason why

She could not find a light source

In the dark and cold of earth,

So she became a candle,

Warming others with her mirth.

She could not heal her own heart,

It was far beyond that hope.

She could not reach a lifeline,

So she chose to be a rope

For others to take hold of,

Pulling at her strength to rise.

You never see her heartache

Past the love that fills her eyes.

– s. Clark