Christmas Without Katy

This poem is dedicated to the memory of a two
year old girl caught up in a war she did not comprehend
...but killed her.


Another year has come and gone
Another Christmas without you
The holidays seemed strangely silent
Without your brightness shining through

Gosh, Katy, I miss you so very much
Especially during this time of year
When all should be so festive
Not full of heartache and memories of fear

You would be four years old right now
Thinking that you're thirty-five
But what a treasure and a pleasure
To have been there by your side

I would have taught you right from wrong
Although I know you'd already know
You really were my everything
And I can never let your memory go

Times like these when the pain is bad
And feels like shrapnel piercing my body
I have to try and focus on
My memories of you and my responsibility

To never allow your memory to die
As your body did die so fast
When those animals stole your sweet life from you
And made my life a hell unsurpassed


DaLovePoet

© 2001 Mike Diaz (All rights reserved)
1/7/2001


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