Stolen Grace (Spoken Word on Soundcloud)

Show me a picture of Christiana
I'll show you

Stolen grace

Show me that

Dancing, smiling

Goofy girl

That classic beauty

My dear departed friend

Josh Sleeper fell in love with

And couldn't live without

I saw him hanging 

In her conscience

As she spiraled out

And prayed for days

When she could

Walk and talk and laugh

Through fields of flowers

At peace again

With him

How could one deranged

On a whim

Suffocate 

Such an amazing spirit

As that funny girl

Full of life

We once knew

That brazen fearless woman

She grew up to be

I want her here now

She should be dancing

Right here beside me

Her brilliant smile

Warming those around

I remember her shining essence

And long for the grace of her presence

So show me a picture of Christiana

And I'll show you

Stolen grace

Show me that

Dancing, smiling

Goofy girl

That classic beauty

I remember her shining essence

And long for the grace of her presence

Show me a picture of Christiana

I'll show you

Stolen grace

In loving memory of Christiana Melusine Fesmire, taken too soon from this life, but always in our hearts.

© A. Bougie - June 2012
Photo Credit: KB Tindal