That Last December

I held you tightly that last December

I did not release you the entire day

I will always love you, please remember

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You seemed okay that previous September

You jumped and ran and played away

I held you tightly that last December

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You faded quickly by that November

Trying, for me, to keep the illness at bay

I will always love you, please remember

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Your fire faded to a smoldering ember

And still I begged you, pleaded you to stay

I held you tightly that last December

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My heart, your absence did dismember

Putting every inch of it on full display

I will always love you, please remember

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That day, I lost my dearest family member

What more is there for me to say?

I held you tightly that last December

I will always love you, please…remember