The Little Firecracker

Always full of pep and energy
Always wanted to play
Always wanted to spar
Even when the others wanted to rest

She was not always the cuddliest
But she was full of love, like the rest

She always saw herself as big as
Her brother, the one who towered
Above the others.

Shorter in stature, her soul and shadow
Rose above the others

But as with everyone,
Such things are not permanent

Kidney trouble came so fast
There was little time to futilely react

Within a couple of weeks
She was gone

A devastation, out of nowhere
The little firecracker
Had burned out

But her glow was so bright
And beautiful
No one could forget.