In Loving Memory of Your Bright Light

By: Alison LeFew, Senior Director for Program Growth and Partnerships

She brought me an orchid

To celebrate new life,

Elegant and reaching

For the bright light.

 

He made her a smile

At first; she dazzled,

Beautiful and giving,

Sharing her light.

 

She made his heart skip,

Excited in love; then jealous,

Possessive, and pursuing,

Wanting her light.

 

He brought a gun

That fateful night,

Erratic and raging,

Ending the bright light.

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I wrote this poem for my friend who was murdered by her boyfriend in 2015.  At WI-HER we fight daily to eradicate gender-based violence and intimate partner violence. We believe that her/his/their bright light warms us all.