Hummingbird
woke up
yesterday
and thought
of you
and almost
didn’t make it
out the door
‘cause if you
think too hard
on it …
i don’t know
it’s been a year
and i just can’t
seem to process
you’re not
here
physically here
death is a hard grasp
it sets ‘ya way back
inside
you taught me
so much
i met you
in my early 20s
and you had no idea
how much you helped me
heal
i had never met anyone
like you
you truly were
a “Steel Magnolia”
stronger than any man
and yet as innocent
as a child
full of grace
and grit
singing in the rain
you could bring back
a dead plant
or a fading flower
or a stray in need of shelter
you held court
in a child’s eyes
an animation
come to life
like that crazy frog
in Wind in the Willows
you were a Christmas song
i’ll always hear
playing
you just knew
how to make a moment
last
you didn’t waste one second
you felt it all
fearless
yet afraid
practical
yet over the top
serious
yet automatically silly
thoughtfully distracted
full of wisdom
and knowing
and understanding
as brilliant
and as multifaceted
as the rarest diamond
still unmined
you believed everyone
in the world
has a purpose
and that it’s up
to each of us
to find it
and fulfill it
you found yours
and fulfilled it
to the highest
order
TL