I used to write poetry all the time...

The person you remember.

I don’t want to be the one you remember,

I want to be alive.

I don’t want to watch the ones I love from afar,

I want to feel them thrive.

I don’t want to be a passing memory,

The one who slipped away.

I want to be here, on this Earth!

And live to my oldest days.

I want to watch my children grow,

I want to watch them try,

I want to be here when life gets hard...

And be here when they cry.

I want to hold my husband’s hands,

And feel them age between my own.

I want to look back on our life,

See how we’ve tried, failed, changed and grown.

I don’t want to be the one who made you laugh,

Who could brighten up your day.

I want to put my arms around you and tell you -

"Everything will be ok."