Tragedy
(Feb. 2011)
Thud
Brakes screeching
A body in the air
A split second
Changed her world
Her heard raced
Then stopped
Twice
Before steadily beating on
All on that fateful night
One month
To the day
Leaving us
In darkness
Waiting
No one knows
What was happening
In her head
To silence her
For so long
Like Sleeping Beauty
She awoke
To find
She could not speak
And she couldn’t remember
She fought
For her life
With every inch
Of her body
And spirit
Her path to recovery
Will be long
We still don't know
Where it will lead
We pray
In a split second
Her life changed
Now she struggles
Just to remember
Today
Tanya
(Feb. 2011)
You are an amazing
Teacher
Mother
and Friend
Even now you teach me
What it means to fight
and stay Strong.
It means so much to me
That you remember our past
Our trip to Mexico
That Crazy dance instructor
Random nights out…
And it’s okay,
That by the time I get home
You may not remember that I visited today.
After everything that’s happened
I love
That you still smile
Hug me
and Giggle about cute boys
That you may not remember what year it is
Or how old your kids are now
But you still worry about them
and Miss them, when they aren’t visiting
Every time I see you
You tell me you
are Fine
Then you ask to go home,
to Santa Cruz.
You ask about your friends
only to get frustrated
about a show you missed
All the while – you exude strength
You ARE amazing!
