February 13, 1931 ~ May 17, 2004
so young.
Ten children
and thirteen grandchildren.
And you took her away.
She touched so many.
It was so sudden.
One day she was fine,
The next day not feeling well.
The next week to the doctor,
Then to the hospital.
She never left the hospital
Knowing what was going on.
They moved her to a nursing home.
Where she would die.
I went to see her almost every day.
Sometimes I couldn't stay long.
I couldn't bear it.
I hated seeing her
And not being able to help her.
She had helped me.
She was there to listen
When I needed someone to talk to.
She became more than a grandmother,
She also became my mother,
And a great friend.
Reality sets in the day she passes.
I was fine til then.
But it hits and it hurts.
The pain worsens for the next week.
Everyone goes back home.
And I am all alone.
Dealing with my grief.
And everywhere I go in the house,
It reminds me of her.
I miss Grandma so.
Why'd they make her go?
It wasn't her time to leave.
She wasn't prepared.
And you took her away
Long before her body failed.
She wasn't there for several weeks
Before she passed.
And it hurts me so.
Especially to know that she
Is no longer there.
No longer there to talk to.
I tear up everytime
I think or speak of her.
She wished but one thing
For as long as I could remember.
She wished for the whole family
To get along.
That's the thing she always wanted.
We have failed her, haven't we?
I choose not to fail,
I love her so much,
And I miss her as much.
And I don't want to dissappoint my Grandma.
I love you Grandma.
Say hi to everyone up there for me.
~S.Mieure
June 7, 2004
