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I had never met you,
but as I stood in a room
filled with your family,
I came to know you.
They talked of your kindness,
your generosity of spirit,
of your intense energy
and your joie de vivre.
They talked of your selflessness,
your sense of humor
and your big heart
that had touched so many.
I came to know you
through the stories
of others, through their sadness
at your passing, through
their laughter at something
that you had done in the past.
During the last moments
of your life, you thought that
there was nothing, there
was no one, there was only
blackness and despair.
Seeing everyone pay tribute
to you, remember you,
talk about you, I hope you
felt the lightness seep into
the darkness and sweep it away.
I hope that, at last, you felt that light
where ever you were, that you
were looking down on us
surrounded by light and brightness.
Approaching the casket, I could
think of nothing else to say except:
“You were loved. Where ever you are now, know that you were loved.”