I would hope that when I'm dead and gone

A part of me would stay

Living in a memory

I'd like it that a' way.

Leaving behind my smiles and laughs

I'd hope they think of me

Knowing they were the best of friends

Anyone could ever be.

If I died tomorrow

I'd hope that they were proud

Of the girl I had come to be

Standing out from the crowd.

I'd hope that with each thought of me

Not tears but warm smiles instead

Stowing away the memories of me

In their hearts and in their heads.

By: Kelsie Hayden