A video reading of the poem, titled "Love Letter From the Afterlife" went viral after Gibson's passing was announced -- with thousands of people saying how much comfort it had brought them.

"Though Andrea desperately wished to have lived a longer life, they could not have possibly lived a fuller one," Gibson's family said.

Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their 4-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, died Monday at age 49. Gibson's death was announced on social media by their wife,