I saw her lying there on the hospital bed

With a knitted hat covering her head

This woman hard working and brave

The doctors say they cannot save

With this life she seemed almost through

She didn't progress; she did nothing new

I hadn't seen my aunt in months

With her I longed to talk just once

As I walked in the room and said her name

She opened her eyes and from them several tears came

Right then I knew she was going to die

But I still continued to ask God why

I held her hand til late afternoon

Then I had to go home and leave her room

As I lay in my bed tears flowing

I prayed to God all-knowing

It was the first time in my life that I prayed without any doubt in mind

That a way for my aunt and I to communicate God could find

I prayed and prayed until I fell asleep

A desperate hope in God to keep

The next day we went back to the hospital

Against this tragedy I felt so small

But I trusted God and made a choice

To communicate with her even without her voice

I asked for her to show

By squeezing my hand once for yes and twice for no

Then a miracle of God was performed

Her muscles a squeeze of my hand formed

I couldn't stop the tears that followed

The hole in my heart no longer hollowed

My mom and I cried

We held each other very tight

I had been horrible to my aunt in the past

Now God had given me a window of time so I could ask

For Ann-Marie to forgive me and for her to know

I wish my apology to her I could show

When I asked if she could forgive me

The squeezing of my hand I could feel and see

That window of time was a blessing even though it was short

But it was indeed a blessing from my gracious Lord

At midnight on the twenty-fourth of May

This Godly woman passed away

The tears and despair began to appear inside my being

She had in my life provided great meaning

I miss her so much and at times I still cry

Sometimes I find myself wishing she didn't have to die

But even though my sadness overwhelms me

The positive I do try to see

Her faith in God was strong

Heaven is where I pray God will say she belongs

Although she is gone from this earth

She was a child of God possessing great worth

When Jesus comes again I hope we can be

In heaven living together with God for eternity