I Promise Poem by chantelle ribeiro

Packing up the memories
in a cardboard box
At first resistance
She was afraid
Afraid of what it would mean
Afraid you'd think she'd forgotten
What you meant
But after careful thought
Acceptance kicked in
The sense of closure
Of healing to begin
Some things she kept
Materialistic things that
will remain a part of you
Never to forget
The bond between you and her
your presence will be immortal
That box her treasure chest
Her holy grail
And you will now and always stay
Her mother
Her hero
Her best friend
Her guardian angel
I sat here and listened to her sorrow
Drinking in the bitter-sweet
The mourning not yet complete
And I remembered how it felt
The day we emptied out the shelves
of my father's life.
As a friend
I promise I will stay
never far away
To remind your little girl
That even gone,
you'll always love her still...