Angela

You were an orphan on this planet

Abandoned by your father

Abandoned by your mother

Alone

You fought

Oh, how you fought

Building internal strength

Pushing, stretching, reaching

Creating a life for yourself

Embracing color and light

Speaking your truths

Feisty

Playful

Vibrant
Exuberant   

Alive

Through the years

You fought the monster in your head

As it worked to break you

The disease given you by your mother

Another demon

Promised to destroy you

Bit by bit

Day by day

One day

Unexpected love showed up

Seeing past the darkness

To spectacular, amazing you

A dream you'd not dreamed.

You stepped in

Into goodness and love

Into sweetness

And magic

Cocreating new life
Together you loved and welcomed
Your many fur babies
Into Catlandia
A place of refuge and safety

But

The monster and demon

Were too much

We didn't see

We didn't know

You have slain your monsters

And we are left

With an empty space 

Where once there was sparkle and light

All we can do now
Is cherish what was.
Carry your essence with us
And look for the sparkle in others
As they grapple with their own
Monsters and demons
Your love and light
Your true essence
 Will remain
Part of us

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