I was so touched by Aaliyah‘s music and her light that I wrote a poem for her after she passed away. I was in Jamaica when the plane crashed… only a body of water away and in such denial. One of the first popular songs I learned on the piano was her song, I refuse. This poem, Baby Gurl is also in my poetry book, My Journey through Poetry.

Baby Gurl

baby gurl, we love you and miss you
baby gurl, we know you’re watching us
baby gurl, you were at your pinnacle
but God, almighty God wanted you as His success
Aaliyah Dana Haughton, the most missed in the music and movie industry
a name with a nice ring to it
lost, the world shocked
baby gurl, people are trying to forget you
but fans and family
will die before that happens
let your shining star shine down upon us
ja, missy, tim, ginuwine, damon, the list goes on and on…. all miss
YOU
gone too soon but you can’t mess with God
holla back soon
baby gurl

copyright [8 Nov 2001]

Aaliyah Dana Haughton Jan 16, 1979- Aug 25, 2001
Always “More than A Woman”

Each and every day you should be “at your best.”

Remembering Aaliyah’s Light,
Simone Nikkole

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