SISTER We all cry for you, sweet sister Hoping for the pain to subside Hoping to wake up from this nightmare To find that you haven't really died. But I wake up each day, my sister And find you're still not here And my heart it weighs so heavy As I wipe away yet more tears. So now I cry for you, my sister Grieve that you've gone away But my love for you burns brighter still For forever and a day. I need you to know, my sister That we all love you very much Our hearts will never truly heal Those, whose lives you've touched. There's a great many tears, my sister In this world you've left behind Too soon you're gone from our lives But I promise; never from our minds. When I think of you, big sister I'll try not to feel so sad And laugh at all your quirky ways And remember the fun we had. I smile for you, my sister Such a beauty to behold Your memory will live strong in us Your stories will be retold I miss you so, my sister But i feel your presence near And know that you'll stay with each of us To guide us through the years. A long time from now, my sister When the pain is not so raw I'll come to know you're merely waiting on the other side of the door. I tell you this , my sister Your adventures just begun And one day when we meet again We'll join in on the fun. So when my time comes, my sister I'll gladly slip away To know that we'll be together again Forever and a day. Vanessa Screen. 17 December 2009