And so she said, "Imma gonna need to see you smile chile" I look up through tears of hope, only her words could console me this way. "But I need you" I cried. "Shhh now. You don't need anyone but yourself. You think I was ever leaving you alone?".

I didn't understand then but I understand now. She never left. She was always there. Through evey joy and sorrow, living on in my highs and lows. Divine faith and trust she taught. Integrity and commitment to the cause. She never left. She is always here.