Never shall I forget that car ride home the afternoon of November 23, 2009

Never shall I forget the sounds of my screams; “Wake him up, Wake him up!”

Never shall I forget my girlish naïvity fleeting as I realized his ‘sleep’ was one never to be woken from

Never shall I forget Noah

My best friend

Partner in Crime 

Thunder Buddy

My big brother

Never shall I forget the rain that made it feel as though God was weeping with me

Never shallI forget my first bitter taste of injustice

My new-found hatred for cancer

The monster that stole life away from Noah before he even got to really live

Leaving me empty and him forever young

Never shall I forget that heartache

That emptiness 

Never shall I forget the shock from what happened 

And the yearning for what never would

Never shall I forget being forced to face my own mortality 

Realizing that I, too, would die

Never shall I forget the happiest years of my life

Cut far too short 

Never shall I forget those big blue eyes, that sweet smile, and infectious laughter

Never shall I forget these things as long as I live

Never.