The Greatest Love of All

Her voice invited angels
Her beauty defied words
Grace beyond her years
And life bursting from within.

Embraced for her gift
Revered for the love she shared
Uplifting the world
With soulful emotion.

A kernel of darkness
Lived in her soul.
Torment and pain
Overcame her joy.

A narcotic numbness
Helped her hide from the dark.
It eased her journey
But stole her light.

Some stars are born
To shine so brightly
Their intense light
Destroys them from within.

The remaining darkness
Casts shadows of sorrow
Reminding us of the brilliance
That once was.

       - A Tribute to Whitney Houston