Yesterday...

It seems like yesterday I smiled.

Young and innocent, a child.

My hopes and dreams bared to the world.

I was just your little girl.

And all the stories that you told,

I cherished every word like gold.

It seems like yesterday I laughed.

Moments shared and problems halved.

Strong and loud and free of care,

with aching ribs and flying hair.

Laughter came so easily,

those days you used to laugh with me.

It seems like yesterday I cried.

The day I stood by your bedside.

The day I saw your face grow white,

your chest grow still, your fading light.

The day I heard you breathe your last,

and slip forever to my past.

Today, I shed a little tear,

and wish like crazy you were here,

to hear you laugh like I once knew,

and share another joke with you.

But just today I learned, I've grown,

to smile a little on my own.

And maybe in a little while,

a laugh will creep into my smile.

And maybe all the tears that roll,

slowly stitching up my soul,

will not be those so born of pain.

Tomorrow, I will laugh again.