...better. A poem.? by Sandy

She Lives

She grew inside, under my heart
my body fought to keep her alive
I knew deep down she'd broken me
Someone else would watch her grow.

A lovely couple brave, strong
no child of their own to come along
Love of music---a poet to
how could I refuse.

They loved her from the very start
EKG her initials for heart-beat
Her love for them never wavered
And then we met, this girl & I.

She graduates high school this very year
an invite to her party I received
she will perform theater, music
to share with me part of her world.

They told me she would not live
end it now is what they had said...