today I drove up to see you
not you, but the part of you thats still there
I was dressed in black and for the first time
the color never felt so… wrong,
walking in the air smelled like roses
too many roses almost
family who I don’t even know surround me
one starts crying and pulls me into a hug
“oh Georgia!”
I didn’t know this girl
but I could tell
I did, and she sure remembered me
“I haven’t seen you since you were this tall”
Her hand goes to the ground
“Oh you’ve grown so beautiful”
I try and smile but…I can’t
everyone around me
talks about how they don’t think I’d come
my mom to come
my grandmother to come
most I haven’t seen in 10 years
because my grandma had to distance herself
because of her problems
I look at pictures
of you and your family
you and your husband
you and your friends
and you look
beautiful
your smiling
and I know it must’ve hurt
to smile after what you’ve gone through
but you were the strongest women I’ve known
you fought through your husbands death
through cancer
through the world
and you died with a smile on your face
they sit
and it’s so quiet
I feel as if my breaths are too loud
so I hold it
my eyes are to wet
so I close them
they talk about your life
how could
a mother, a sister, a wife, a aunt, a great aunt, a grandmother, a stepmother, a step grandmother, a sister in law, a all the labels
not know how to live
how could you live in
Chicago, Milwaukee, Kentucky, Washington, London, Florida
Florida Florida Florida
not know how to breathe
and you did
you did everything
you were everything
you taught me how to bake apple pie at 4 years old
you took me to a golf place when I was younger
I vaguely remember
a group of 4 men were waiting
so we sat on the bench
my great uncle told her “don’t say anything”
but by missing every hole for about 30 minutes
she screams “HURRY UP ALREADY”
and with her very not stable legs
like the girl she is
charges at them
and they scramble away
and you yell something that rhymes with the f
“RUCK YOUUUUUUUU”
you were a brave person
and you never held your breath like I did
you were never scared to say or do anything
you were my great aunt Jeannie
and you still are
in peace now at least
after suffering for 15 years
you probably didn’t think I would come
but here I am
crying in a black dress
sitting unable to stand
you lived a long life
but now it’s time to say goodbye
even though you promised me you’d “live forever”
we all knew that wasnt true
at least someone in my life loved me
and now
your up in the heaven with god
or what they said
and maybe my religion will never match up with yours
but I hope
whoever or wherever you are
your happy
and maybe one day I’ll join you up there too
in peace
I love you, Georgia **
Mar 5
Mar 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM UTC
today I drove up to see you
not you, but the part of you thats still there
I was dressed in black and for the first time
the color never felt so… wrong,
walking in the air smelled like roses
too many roses almost
family who I don’t even know surround me
one starts crying and pulls me into a hug
“oh Georgia!”
I didn’t know this girl
but I could tell
I did, and she sure remembered me
“I haven’t seen you since you were this tall”
Her hand goes to the ground
“Oh you’ve grown so beautiful”
I try and smile but…I can’t
everyone around me
talks about how they don’t think I’d come
my mom to come
my grandmother to come
most I haven’t seen in 10 years
because my grandma had to distance herself
because of her problems
I look at pictures
of you and your family
you and your husband
you and your friends
and you look
beautiful
your smiling
and I know it must’ve hurt
to smile after what you’ve gone through
but you were the strongest women I’ve known
you fought through your husbands death
through cancer
through the world
and you died with a smile on your face
they sit
and it’s so quiet
I feel as if my breaths are too loud
so I hold it
my eyes are to wet
so I close them
they talk about your life
how could
a mother, a sister, a wife, a aunt, a great aunt, a grandmother, a stepmother, a step grandmother, a sister in law, a all the labels
not know how to live
how could you live in
Chicago, Milwaukee, Kentucky, Washington, London, Florida
Florida Florida Florida
not know how to breathe
and you did
you did everything
you were everything
you taught me how to bake apple pie at 4 years old
you took me to a golf place when I was younger
I vaguely remember
a group of 4 men were waiting
so we sat on the bench
my great uncle told her “don’t say anything”
but by missing every hole for about 30 minutes
she screams “HURRY UP ALREADY”
and with her very not stable legs
like the girl she is
charges at them
and they scramble away
and you yell something that rhymes with the f
“RUCK YOUUUUUUUU”
you were a brave person
and you never held your breath like I did
you were never scared to say or do anything
you were my great aunt Jeannie
and you still are
in peace now at least
after suffering for 15 years
you probably didn’t think I would come
but here I am
crying in a black dress
sitting unable to stand
you lived a long life
but now it’s time to say goodbye
even though you promised me you’d “live forever”
we all knew that wasnt true
at least someone in my life loved me
and now
your up in the heaven with god
or what they said
and maybe my religion will never match up with yours
but I hope
whoever or wherever you are
your happy
and maybe one day I’ll join you up there too
in peace
I love you, Georgia **
