An Angel's Kiss Goodbye

I held her in my arms And listened to her muffled sobbing As her face remained Buried in the crook of my neck So young- too young- To understand Yet she knew the pain Of all those around her Friday, December fourteenth Her tears fell mute To the sound of parents Calling out hopelessly For their children already ascending Towards their new home in Heaven My angel rose her head from my neck And her face shone with renewed youth She kissed away the tears on my cheeks And met my pleading eyes Whispering sweetly "Mommy, I will always love you" My arms fell limp As she skipped away with her best friend Fading away into the afternoon sky My angel- my child- Gone forever