Nellie {Bailey} by Diana, Evan and Jackson / Diana

Thank you my dear friend
Everyone thought you needed me,
When really, I needed you.
Your wonderful spirit and lust for life
Out lasted your tired, old body.
I feel as though I betrayed you when I let you go.
I breathed in your last breath – you are a part of me forever.
I will never abandon what you have taught me.
I will never forget you.
I will never leave you.
Rest well my dear friend.
Till we meet again.

 

Forever,
Nellie {Bailey}
9, June 2003
Diana, Evan and Jackson