For Jesi

Laughs heard through translucent sheets of memorandum, Smiles seen through drowning eyes, Hearts hurt from broken connections, but not yet lost in sorrow. I hold a candle high for a woman who could have outshone it. I hold it higher in her memory. A flag flies at half mast, A tear slides down a moistened cheek and we clutch our chests as the ascension of one more angel pulls at our heartstrings. <3

**We will always remember Jesi: a lover, a dork, a wife, an inspiration and a writer to the end.**