The sparkle in her eyes,
get fainter every day,
no one can deny,
that she's fading away
Sometimes she doesn't speak,
there're times she won't eat
We watch her grow weak,
as we tend to her needs
There're days she lays in bed all day,
up inside her head it's okay
Her memories become a haze,
bringing smiles that quickly fade
I wonder what she's thinking today,
you never know what she'll say
Her skin like tissues in my hands,
she says things we don't understand
We all love her the best we can,
she is such a strong woman
Pictures of family on the wall,
nursing station down the hall
We can't invoke new memories
but that doesn't stop us from trying
Some day's we feel like crying,
while we love her while she's dying
This is for my grandmother who I visited while in a nursing home.