Grandma

Grandma

you are ready
but I am not ready
to let you go

your spark burned so bright
but now a bare flicker
intensity fading

you are ready
but I can’t imagine
my life without you

a mirror reflection
but I could only hope
to emulate you

you are ready
a life so long
but time together so brief

I’m angry that I can’t ask
for anymore time
together

you are ready
but we could never be
not for a million years

heartbreak, struggles
and sickness, you overcame
to replace it all with love and joy

you are ready
but you could never imagine
the mark you have left

humor and sarcasm
charming us all
and always left us always smiling