Why don’t you smile anymore girl
Why don’t your eyes twinkle anymore
Why don’t you laugh and twirl
Everything seems to be a chore

I watched my grandma’s memory turn to stone
She was no longer free
I watched her feel as though she were alone
All I could say was, please don’t forget me

I grew up with her making me laugh
She helped me through it all
She was my other half
And refused to let me fall

She never failed to make me smile
She hugged me whenever I cried
She always went the extra mile
But then she started to forget

She lost her memory and would sometimes cry
She forgot any feeling of glee
I didn’t understand why
All I could say was, please don’t forget me

When she got older and older it got worse
I didn’t know who I should be
It felt like a curse
All I could ask was, please don’t forget me

I told her not to leave until I was ready
She thought I was
But, I don’t know how to remain steady
Death has no clause