My Aunt Dolly

It doesn't seem fair; it shouldn't be this way.

My fondest memories, my childhood, my dreams

Are all flashing before my eyes it seems.

You touched my life with a bond so strong

To hold you and hug you, oh how I long.

To see your smile, hear your laughter fill the room

I can't let you go, not now, not so soon.

And what you have stood for, all of these years

My eyes are now swelling up with tears.

For selfish reasons and nothing more

I'm holding on to your love, forever more.

Long after, these years pass

Your memory and warmth will always last.

Embedded forever, deep in my heart

For I have loved you from day one

Right from the start.