hey grandma
i called to say thanks
thank you for my mom
the gorgeous spirit you made
i know that thanks
can't be enough for the
lineage you created
we wish that you were here
but God's work was certainly
destined, fated

i know you're with God
and you don't want me to be sad
but it's been a lot for
mom to endure all this good and bad
without the woman
she looked up to
she knows to show her kids
what you tentatively showed
you helped her grow
and i'm here, grown
to show for it

thank you for giving my mother
the guide
to thrive in this life
her motherhood is
second to none
because of a certain someone
and i can't think of another person
who did so much
for her dearest kids
and now my mother to her
next of kin
you're a winner, grandma
and i love you.

your grandson,
n.a.