Last
Dance At Christmas
© by Bud Lemire on Dec 3,
2016
She wondered
when her life would end
Right now she
sure could use a friend
“Why do
they stay away from me”
“Was this
the way life was going to be”
Diagnosed
with Cancer earlier this year
She lives
each moment, now in fear
She
experiences pain, no child should go through
The people
who know her, haven't the faintest clue
She sits
alone in her bedroom, reading a book
The Fantasies
she reads, give her a new outlook
She drifts
far away, to another place
Which stops
her from thinking of all she must face
The Chemo has
worn her down, she lost all of her hair
She tries not
to think about, how life can be so unfair
At night she
cries and asks “Why me?”
“I never
asked for this, so why should it be”
Time was
passing quickly, Christmas time was almost here
She reserves
all her strength for some Christmas cheer
But inside
her, there dwelled all this fear
“Would I
still be around for Christmas this year?”
The pain was
too much, for her to take
If not for
love, she would surely break
Her parents
gave her the very best
They
supported her through every test
As Christmas
drew closer, she really missed her friends
And wondered
“Is this really how my life ends?”
Then one
night, there came a light
The Angels
danced, and it was so bright
“We've come
to give you, one last chance”
“To join us
in, this Awakening Dance”
She looked
around, and saw all her friends
“Dear
Armelia, this will be how your life ends”
One friend
took her hand “Please come with me”
They wandered
outside, for everyone to see
Liam bowed
and asked her for this dance
She smiled
and then she took a glance
A circle of
her friends, were all around
In the
middle, she and Liam were found
They danced
until she could dance no more
She was so
much happier than she was before
Liam
whispered “Our parents didn't understand your disease”
“Which made
them all, in a state of unease”
“The Angels
who have brought us here”
“Have
banished all of our parents' fear”
Armelia
looked up, she knew her time was here
All of her
pain was gone, and she had no fear
Armelia
entered Heaven, and she had a new role
Helping those
with this disease, to uplift their soul
And upon this
very Christmas night
In the sky
high above, was a new star shining bright
Remember
everyone, people who are going through
such
a disease, need a friendly face to see in person.
Don't
be afraid to stop and see them. It will only take
a
moment to bring so much happiness and comfort to
someone
who you treasure in this life. Because once
they
are gone, you can never have that chance. Armelia
went
on to help those battling the disease here on Earth,
and
she knows the value of friends. Don't let your fears
be
the thing that causes you not to see your friend who
needs
you even more now than ever. Go see them.
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