An Ode To Grandma
She was the epitome of strength
to my child's mind, she was tall
flawless brown skin and an infectious laugh
and she cooked like nobody's business
my mouth lived for those moments of "taste this"
when teeth and tongue would marvel at the flavor
and send a message to my stomach to prepare food was near
but she was non-negotiable when it came to foolishness
her famous words "go and get that switch"
I grew up on ass whoopings and being fussed at, its true
"I'm doing this for your own good, Mama loves you
there were times when she'd go to her fave spot
I'd wait to hear the glasses 'clink', yes she was fixing herself a drink
guess she needed the solution it helped her relax
we may have been cute kids, but we never cut any slack
but she was ours and we were hers, until "C" came to visit
"C" was that guest that nobody wanted
it snuck in places and hung around, watching folks live their life
then at the peak of laughter and happiness it announce its presence
sucking the life out families
but we endured, we gave her our love
through it all she was still our Queen and we, her loyal subjects
never once did she complain, just encouraged us to do whats right
she always sung God's praises, even when she lost a breast and a finger to "C"
she still laughed, and cooked, still danced, and we danced with her
but seeing her take her last breath was the realization that
physically she'd be no more, but her memories lives on
to this date, many years later, I smile
when I find myself using one of her sayings like..
"God never put more on us than we can bear"
Mama, I'm still trying to find out where "Thy Kingdom" come is
It just has to be a place, she was always threatening to knock us into it..lol
To ALL who have lost a GrandMa to Cancer..relive the moments she made you smile
and thank God for allowing you the gift of her life
mine taught me plenty...LG1