CalixtaPadilla

9thGradeHumanities
Ms.BrittShirk
September26,2014
WeeklyWriting#4:ElegyPoem
EmilysSmile
Irememberyourbraveface
throughallthepain,
Thedayyoutoldus,
andItriedtoremainsane.
Ihavebreastcancer
yousaidasamatteroffact,
yetyoudidntshedasingletear.
Youstayedintact.

Throughalltheradiation,chemoandpill,
yousmiledandhadasuchastrongwill.
Yourattitudeiswhatcarriedyouon,
withoutit,
Idontthinkyoucouldvelastedaslong.

Thecancerateatyoulikeastarveddisease,
killingyourinsides
andslowlybringingyoudowntoyourknees.
Butstillthroughitall
youheldthatsmile.
SometimesIcouldseeitfaltered,
butonlyforalittlewhile.

IloveyouEmily
witheverythingIhavetoofferandgive.
Maybeonedaytheycanfindacure
andhelpothers
tosmileandlive.