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You once told me
That "when you first saw my picture And my freckled smile.."
"You knew right then
You wanted to adopt me
As your child.."

You once told me
With an adoring smile
And your famous hug..
That someone mentioned
"That we looked exactly alike"
And that, filled me with
a Sense of belonging
And pride..

You once told me
I could do anything, I wanted to..
Anything, I set my mind to do..

You once told me
When I was shamefully drunk
And afraid to go to the house
Ready to sleep in the car
If not the trunk.
But, you got in and said to me
In the dark and cold car..
"That there was NOTHING I could do that would change the fact
That I was your daughter.."
And that "me
Coming in the house
Was always, an open offer.."

You once told me
After the surgery on your knee
"That you were feeling great
And you would be having the second surgery to fix the other knee"
And "that I could call
In the morning, tomorrow"
But later on that evening
Strong and independent
You went to the bathroom without an attendant
And you ended up falling
To your own brain death..
But in the end
At this time
I once told you..
"It was now okay
For you to let go"
One tear trickling
Down the right side
Of your face..
Then you took a final
Heaving siggghhh
While your last tear
Trickled down
Now, the peace-filled
Left side of your face..
And then you didn't cry
Or Breathe Again.
You are at peace
And I will never forget

"The things you once told me.."
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