Thank You

Thank You to the ones

Who have come before me

And had in me their hearts

 

Thank you to the ones

Who have come alongside me

And helped me mend

 

Thank you to the ones

Who when I was young

Helped to shape me

 

Thank you to the one

Who when I was a teenager

Listened to all my ramblings

 

Thank you to the one

Who when I was at university

Loved me as I am

 

Thank you to the ones

Who when I was hurt and broken

Helped me to fix the broken pieces

 

Thank you to the ones

Who when I was in a foreign land

Showed me what friendship truly is

 

Thank you to the ones

Who when I arrived home

Helped me try and fit back in

 

Thank you to the one

Who has stood by me

And became a true friend

 

Thank you to the one

Who gave me the confidence

And showed me I could do it

 

Thank you to the ones

Who have been with me

Throughout the thick and thin

 

And finally, thank you to the one

Who made me who I am

And knew me before I was born

 

 

Jo Anne Kennedy

September 2022