AVA WEARS A PRESSED WHITE COAT

ADORNED WITH JUST A STETHOSCOPE

HER STRAIGHT BLACK HAIR IN A PONYTAIL

HER DARK BROWN EYES ARE NEVER SAD

SHE ANGLES THROUGH THE CORRIDORS

OF THE CHILDREN’S CANCER WARD

SOME WILL GO HOME ONE DAY

OTHERS HAVE NO CHANCE TO CLAIM

AVA HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE

HOLDING THE CHILDREN IN YOUR ARMS

AVA YOU DID MORE THAN ANYONE

EVEN THOUGH YOU KNEW THAT HOPE HAD BEEN UNDONE

WITH THE VICTORIES THAT YOU’VE WON

AVA GREETS EACH CHILD BY NAME

TEASES THEM WITH SILLY GAMES

THE CHILDREN’S LAUGHTER TELLS THE TALE

OF WHAT COUNTS WHEN MEDICINE HAS FAILED

WE ARE STRONG AND PROUD

UNTIL A CHILD FALLS TO THE GROUND

UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND THE GIFT

THAT SOULS LIKE AVA STILL EXIST

AVA HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE

HOLDING THE CHILDREN IN YOUR ARMS

AVA YOU DID MORE THAN ANYONE

EVEN THOUGH YOU KNEW THAT HOPE HAD BEEN UNDONE

WITH THE VICTORIES THAT YOU’VE WON