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Gone Too Soon: An Original Poem About Death At A Young Age

God chooses those young only when it is their time.

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Gone Too Soon: An Original Poem About Death At A Young Age
Gianna Cirella

If you didn't hear the news about the young soccer player from Rhode Island, I'm going to give a little background on the story behind it. Gianna Cirella, a 16-year-old girl from Warwick, Rhode Island had been struck with a life-threatening blood infection. What had started as a sore throat had turned into a nightmare. While trying her best to fight and even with everyone's love and prayers, Gianna passed away on November 1st of 2017. This death caused heartbreak not only throughout the town but throughout the country. Her story had hit multiple news stations and had crossed over thousands upon thousands on social media. Their GoFundMe raising over $80,000. But while it is a heart-wrenching ordeal, we must remember that she would have wanted us to not mourn her death, but celebrate the life she lived. In this poetry piece, it will read how we must celebrate the life they had once lived and cherished the memories and the love we will forever have for them. It is always hardest to lose those so young, but they will forever be in our heart and soul.

Gone Too Soon

The wind beneath my wings, you pick me up to help me fly.

Your soul being lifted, up into that beautiful, heavenly sky.

Your heart has reached its peak of love, ready to move on.

But we are all standing here, wondering how that war you were fighting was not won.

You were strong, a fight in you none had ever seen.

Yet, you must have known your time was near, your strength had begun to wean.

You knew it was your time to go, while we weren't ready to say goodbye,

It broke our heart when we got that call, it was rather hard not to cry.

The life you lived was happy, there surely is no doubt,

Your smiling face is something very hard to live without.

That smiling face will always be forever in our hearts,

We'll use those happy memories, to put together the broken parts.

Now we say goodbye, to the soul that touched so many,

we promise to give forever love, for that you gave was always more than plenty.

This poem was written in memory of Gianna Cirella, you will forever be in our hearts, and we will love you far past our years.
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