In Memory of Brooke Alexandra (11/17/01–12/12/01)

Dreams Unfulfilled

A poem

Image by author, December 11, 2001, Seattle, WA; Pictured left, Brandon, Bradshaw, Brooke, and author

Could’ve —
danced at her recitals
pink tutus, black tights
dark pigtails twirling
Daddy’s little girl.

Would’ve —
been tangled in wires
monitored to this day
helpless, devastated…