your skin it glowed like a neon sign drawn in to your bones still luminous tubes to bags on a pole at your side couldn t stop our eyes from betraying us talking about time like it was ever on your side they sent you home and let hope ignite too young to know what it meant for you talk of cells in red and white we played outside without a clue so carry on in a straight line in spite of what you lose don t dwell on time that you don t have your short life living proof that love will push us through i watched the adults faces change and i knew it was serious feigning strength to compensate for our lack of experience i never had a place for god i still don t see where he comes in just genetic bad luck and flaws took the bravest soul there s ever been an empty room with curtains drawn and a feeling so dark throbbing ache in our hearts as we dragged on you showed us how to keep our heads never letting your smile fade you were only a child but you were strong  so carry on in a straight line in spite of what you lose don t dwell on time that you don t have your short life living proof that you have everything if you have anything kids to have and years to use never out of sight always in our minds no ones forgotten you