before

I never got to really know her before she went Home. 

She was dynamic and wonderful even before I began to realize

How she had a life separate and apart—and long before 

She became a mother.

Music and language were part of her heart before 

She ever knew me. 

The way she brought life to a party before

Anyone ever showed up—and long after.

Never before did I truly see how in everything she did

She made everything so good.