All Blessed

The battle is almost over But you put up some fight As the end approaches No need to be filled with fright You gave it all you had You fought against all odds You never got real confident You never put up a false facade You took each day one at a time Small victories were hailed Never did you ever feel Your ship was about to sail For a while the outlook was great You were feeling fine You were always thankful That you keep getting more time But soon the small battles Were becoming big defeats The picture was getting clearer This cancer you weren't going to beat But don't look back in anger For the hand that you were dealt All the love around you It was all true love that you felt Friends and family prayed for you Every step of the way You were constantly in their thoughts With each and every passing day So now there are no more Fights you have to wage Everyone knows for sure All the fight in you, is what you gave When people stop to remember you With a smile or a tear The one thing they'll always remember Is that you never displayed your fear You'll be remembered for your smile And how you made people feel They know your smile was genuine They know your feelings were real But most of all they'll remember No so much how you died But they'll remember all the strength And just how hard you tried Ernest Hemingway once said All true stories in death In death just like in life It's by God that we're all blessed 12-3-08/RJH For Marlene who put up a great fight...