….. 2 years old and taking my first steps. Parents calling my name as I tentatively take one step forward and then another.

…… 5 years old, first day of school. Mum straightening my skirt and shirt, pulling at my jumper so I look presentable. Putting my bookbag and lunchbox in my hand before kissing me goodbye as the school bus arrives.

……10 years old and blowing out the candles on my birthday cake. My older sister comes behind me and dunks my head in the cake. Everyone laughs while I just want to cry.

…..16 years old and sharing a secret cigarette with Brett Winters. Shoulders touching as we lean against the bike shed wall.

…..17 years old and I’m flying. A hit and run. And I’m left on the sidewalk

….Lying on a hospital bed as the Doctors say to my Mum they don’t know how long I’ll last

Floating away to heaven. Bits of my life flash before my eyes. I am a footprint in the sand, and the tide is coming in