My Sister

(by Jessica Lynn Trouten)

My sister was the amazing one,

I'm proud of everthing she has done

Her life so short, I do not believe

that she just had to forever leave

I love my sister with all my heart

and I'm mad and sad she had to part

If you knew her like I did

You'd see that she was just a kid

She was a mother of two, a sister of three

The one who knew her best was me

Jas and Ang will never know

that their mom always had a glow

She brightened a room with a smile

She made living here all worthwhile

I could always call her when in need

I talked and she gave me the way to lead

Jenny may not have always been angelic

There can never be a replacement relic

She was a punk throughout the years

Made you grit your teeth and sneer

I will miss you Jenny, I really will

There's a place here in me no one can fill

I want you back, here for me

everyone else and us sisters three

Jenny it wasn't supposed to end like this

you were supposed to live long, and end with a kiss

Our past is filled with memories of you and I

and when I look back, I want to cry

I remember you'd always steal my clothes

You always lived a life I loathed

You always used to ask for back rubs

I'd give you a million and one & a soak in the tub

Jen, I know you're in a better place

and you'll do good, you've got a pretty face

Don't get wild up there in heaven

and I'll always remember you 24/7

I LOVE YOU JENNY

(Jessica read this at her sisters funeral at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Carleton, Michigan, on August 12, 2004, in honor of her beautiful sister.)