Justin,

You would have been 33 years old tomorrow. And I miss you. I miss you at all stages of your brief and beloved life; your infancy and your childhood, your tween years and your early manhood. And most difficult, I think, I miss who you would be here and now; everything you would have been to me today. I love you unrelentingly & eternally my son.

Forever, your Mother

September 8, 2014

Justin Donnell Woodly 

 9/9/81 - 6/30/06

Remembering You

As a quiet, sensitive child,

I survived by residing in a rich,

internal space that held fast to the nuanced

colors and shades of my world;

held fast to my varied emotions; 

and imprinted them deeply, 

and reverently in memory.

Quietly,

Sensitively,

Emotionally,

Deeply,

Reverently,

This is how I will remember you.

♥ Forever, Your Mother ♥