She was a stubborn girl,

that was her fault.

She should have listened closely

and not shoot for the stars.

A mother she would become,

but a young woman she was,

did not saw beyond her desire.

Behind she left despair and pain,

sadness and agony.

Behind she left a string of broken hearts,

and a family with a broken bond.

Her recklessness destroyed a man,

and her greed destroyed another,

both left with nothing to remember but sorrow.

One man did his best to find her,

to raise her sons left the other.

The one who felt guilt at her demise.

Spend impossible amounts to track her,

and cursed the day that made her a pilot.

His heart was broken,

in his tears he soaked.

To ghosts he apologized,

"Hortense, sister, I'm sorry,"

For contructing her daughter's destruction.

She wanted the stars,

he gave her the universe.

She reached for the lights,

but her greed he could not forsee.

Now in a chair he looked back at truthful words,

spoken by children that she will never meet.

He looked back at his regrets,

he looked back in time to see her face.

"I hope you're happy."

Beakley said before turning away.

Tears ran down his eyes,

His heart couldn't take it any longer.

"I am."

He was right.

Family was nothing more than trouble.