Did Bailey Anticipate Her Early Death?
At age 13, she made a pack with her best friend that if either was to die, they would leave a sign to let the other know they were alright.
The summer before her passing she argued her case to travel to Israel, but because of the escalating fighting there, she was told her it was too dangerous for her to go. Her response was, "You don't understand. That is not how I am going to die!"
At dinner, hours before her passing, she showed her mother her palm, pointing out a short lifeline.
And a lone unmarked computer disk found by her favorite teacher on the day of a memorial to her at her high school produced a single file, and when opened revealed a poem with her deepest thought......
The Wonder Awaits
I lay down to sleep
on this one last evening
wondering how much more
until I'll be leaving
And I think about
the time that has past
and I can't help believing
that it might not last
Is there an end
and what after that
do I go on
or just disappear in a snap
The newspaper reads
of someone's death
and I wonder the chances
that I could be next
There are so many
horrible ways to die
I hope I go peacefully
with not a cry
My dreams of this moment
are a mist in the air
for of the dreams
I do not care
I await the moment
that I see the truth
do I live on
or in a silent booth
Each day I'm afraid
of the events to come
But maybe I shouldn't be
maybe death's not a bum
Maybe I'll like it
and maybe it's better
but that I will see
when G-d sends me that letter
The letter that says
it is time to go
the moment I feared
will finally show
And I will go forth
to see what's in store
if I live on
or the rest is a bore
I only wish that
I could come back
to tell the world
of what death is in fact