I'll Meet You Up There

It's been almost a year now,
365 days ago seems like yesterday.
I still don't get how someone thought it was right,
For you to be taken away.

You've helped me through a lot, Hannah.
And maybe you didn't know,
Your picture resides above my pillow
I wonder why it was you to go.

I don't know how your mom finds the courage
To go on living everyday,
To have the feeling of emptiness-
I bet she hates it in every way.

You meant too much to too many,
You are the blood that runs in my veins.
Each and every moment without you
Leaves dark & empty voids of stains.

You should see Molly & JJ,
Megan's grown up a lot too.
I know you were Molly's idol.
I bet she still looks up to you.

To see her every morning,
And with a huge smile on her face,
I wonder how she does it, Hannah,
She knows how depression tastes.

Stacie's pregnant with a little boy,
I think about your baby too,
They could have grown up together,
Just like her and you.

Everyone's okay down here,
Our major sadness is that you're gone.
The presence of you cannot be erased,
And memories of you will always live on.

I guess maybe I'll meet you up there, Hannah.
You'll have your little baby, too.
Everything will go back to the way it should be,
You'll be with everyone who loves you.

(C) Rita Bintz 2005