I Never Knew You

When I think back and look at the list of things I wish I had done, knowing you is at the top of the list.

You passed away before I got the chance to meet you, but you are a very large part of my life. I hear about you often, whether it be in lighthearted stories, or tear filled heart-to-hearts with your daughter, my best friend. I see pictures of you and your wife and your children, and I hear your voice on the recordings of you singing to the kids.

I never knew you, but I know that you raised beautiful kids that I grew to think of as my own siblings.

Your daughter has told me that she sees you in me, and I don't think I have ever felt more humbled. She told me that she thinks we would have gotten along with each other, and I wish that I could know that for sure.

I never knew you, but I thank you for loving your family with your heart, and leaving behind a family that changed my life for good.

Because of you, I got to meet my best friend.

But I never knew you.

I love my best friend, your daughter, more than myself, and I hold you in the highest respects for raising her.

No, I never knew you.

But I feel like I did.