merilyn

my aunt has called me teener since i was little
she is "the" aunt, the one who thought the world of me
she doted on my sister and i, we babysat her kids

after they left rupert i would travel to find them
they moved to the states and we would go to oregon,
washington, and the coast
i would go to spend part
of the summer traveling around with them

the way i talk about her is how i want my nephews and nieces
to talk about me one day...

i went to disneyland with her
i made her pee in her pants in the elevator
fooling around, we stalked the mailman in Beverly Hills
she's crazy fun, likes the latest fads and has shown
me a good chunk of the u.s. and convinced me at a young
age to travel on my own

she's battling cancer for a second time
first it was breast cancer years ago
now it's liver cancer and it's back with a vengeance

she's in new mexico now
has yet to meet my almost 2 year old son
her first grandchild is on the way...

if i could surround her with anything
that would take it away i would
she knows how much we are all rooting
for her but i wish a sprinkle
of fairy dust
could cure
her.