Aunt Cindy
she was
the younger sister
the golden child
always a lady
she married young
and had a son
and ended up
raising him alone
she was good
with numbers
and made a life
her mother came to visit
and never left
and there she was
young and beautiful
caring for her baby and mother
took its toll
weighed down on a small frame
heavyset and puffing
no one to turn to
so, she turned to food and retail highs
and as the years drew by
she found God
and cancer found her
and gave her back a small frame
she had no funeral
ended up in ashes
her soul finally free
to go home
TL