Ellie.

A sunset by the water,
something we don't see often.
I heard a hound dog howl
across the half-frozen lake.
For a moment, it transported me
back to the days when we were young.
I found a pacifier in the sand
and wondered who it belonged to.
It made me think of you,
the innocence you kept close
even when the world beat you down.

I wish you were here, sweet girl.
You deserve the world.
And what breaks my heart
is that no one knows you.

No one but me, all parts of me.