we played parchissi, grandma and I the race was on to get home first we never kept track of who won more it was ocassionally the same her eyes were light grey and saw the world with all its bratty twerps therein and yes, I'm from that happy gang I'm sure she knew...yeah, pretty sure.
she cared for birds, plants, and small things and she would cook for me most days she hardly smiled, didn't hug me much but the weekly allowance she gave was great when her blood pressure wasn't soaring we'd walk to church and she would pray I'd stand at attention thère somehow but irreverent anyway once she tried to teach me how to not fall far from grace but in all my numbskull glory, that lesson' was a waste
then her day came, she passed on I felt sick inside I was grossed out at myself and yeah sure I knew why with mixed up and cold indifference I treated her in life lack of gratitude I'm thinking gets us all the time
When I see her up in heaven it's my turn to cook fried eggs and big golden plantains she'll have a proud look we'll discuss it all and bygones will all turn to wind some nights we will play parchissi and not keep track of wins.