Not I

I will shout your name from hilltops. When my grief is too heavy to carry. I will scream. I will scream it.

I will talk about you often even if it makes others wince Because they want to forget the pain. Not I. Not I.

Sometimes I will set a place for you at my table and tell others I forgot I won't ever really forget. I won't forget

I will read poetry, verses I know you would like. And I will think of you. Remember you. I swear.

I will play the music you left me. And I will weep.

I will leave your dresses hanging in the closet upstairs. I won't let anyone forget you. I promise. I promise.

https://instagram.com/p/96fGNiIGtC/ (My beautiful 22 year old niece died unexpectedly on Septemper 20, 2015. She died from DKA, diabetesketoacidosis. She was a Type 1 Diabetic like I am. We were both diagnosed on the same day in 2010. She lived with me most of her life. I will mourn for her until the day I die)

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