Julie
........by her own hand
Julie, dear niece
i hardly knew you
locked as you were
in combat with your demons
but you shunned me good
at your father's burial
i, standing with mother
you embraced mother
and left as though
i was never there
breathing, cold sober
as always, my flaw
now, as of today
Julie 0 demons 1
forever.........
by Henry Burt Stevens