FOR CAYLEE

do not mourn me
because my life
was cut short
that i did not get a chance
to grow
nor to fulfill my destiny.
do not mourn me
because you are haunted
by my smile
by my picture
or of what others
turned me into.
but if you must
then mourn for all
children that are
abused and unwanted
that end up discarded
like yesterday's trash
for when you think of me
...remember
that i was your child too!