She Couldn't Beat Cancer

Zoey the girl who laughed real loud

Zoey the girl who never let anyone see her cry

I remember nights when she stayed up on the phone with me

when I couldn't trust myself to be alone. 

"Everyday I wake up, look in the mirror,

and I hate what I see," she told me once, 

"But I can't complain much, because I know I am pretty, 

and there are people who have it worse than me."

Her brother an addict, auntie a gravestone

daddy and momma didn't give a s**t

But Zoey couldn't be phased by life

Beautiful, smart, and full of wit. 

She even smiled as she was dying, 

Didn't care as she wasted away

Still refused to let anyone pity her

because she insisted she would live another day. 

Well Zo, I know it's been awhile

since we've seen you smile

in fact it's almost been a year

since you were here. 

I remember your last words to me, 

"I'll see you soon, beautiful girl," 

and now I wonder if you knew 

that you'd die that night

There are so many things I wish 

I had said as time was wearing away

I miss you, Zoey, 

But it's like you always said, 

"There will always be another day."