We All Knew A Gabby
We all knew a Gabby She was the toddler in a passing stroller Whose smile Made you feel loved On an unnavigatable day. She was the girl in daycare That every fingerpainting boy Wanted to sit next to. She was the girl in kindergarten Whose instinict was to hug A suddenly homesick neighbor When it all became too much She was the girl who was scared of thunder And sobbed when anyone was lost in a cartoon. She was the one that the dog always waited for Like a statue In the driveway She was Mary in the Christmas play Elsa on Halloween A dancing sunflower in the Easter pageant A birthday princess delighted by her Dora the Explorer cake The girl with the pretty face Who sang the solo when the class sang Imagine. She was the crush of an endless tide Of lovestruck boys and girls. The girl whose hair seemed to be weaved out Of gold The girl who seemed to glide while others Stumbled She was everyone’s cheerleader in high school The one who seemed destined to become the Queen Of the pr...