For S.B.

The shortness of a life
Here one moment
Taken away the next
Stopping the world (as you know it)
Causing numbness
Disbelief
Anger
Pain
Sorrow.
Loss.

But it can also grant
A realization
Of the preciousness
Of being alive
And a responsibility
To make the most
Of the time
Regardless
Of whether it is long
Or short.
To learn the essence
Of living
A full life