I Was Here

Author's note: this is a piece that I wrote to be read out loud. If you read it out loud, read it as a declaration. That is the tone I wrote it with.

Wherever I go after this life

I want it known

I was here

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I loved

My husband

My children

My friends

And I was loved in return

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I laughed

At myself

With others

Many things

Brought a smile to my face

And a laugh in my belly

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I lost

My father

My mother

Two babies born sleeping

And I grieved those losses

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I fought

For my husband

For my kids

A hot temper

Sometimes got the best of me

Sadly I have fought with others

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I created

Paintings of places I wanted to be

Furniture for many

Music

Writing.

My words live on

Long after I am gone

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I persevered

Through the dark times

Through the poverty

Through things that would devastate

Let it be said

I never gave up

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I overcame

Adversity

People who had it in them

To hurt me

My mental illness

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I have lived

I have left my mark

I was here

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