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Remember,
When my grama died
You held me in your arms
I was shocked
And so confused
And you held me safe and strong
I believed you
When you told me
Everything would be all right
Let you hold me
In the car ride
Though I just wanted to cry
And the tears
They didn’t fall
Until you were safely gone away
As soon as car met dark pavement
I let emotions in the fray
Then another, mother, held me close
And waited as I cried
And explained the terms of life and death;
They told me how she died
And as soon as I had learned it
Even though I was still shocked
I wished that you had stayed with me
So you could hold me, and to talk
For I felt all on my own
Though surrounded by my lot
And I missed the feel of your warm soft breath
Upon my fretful thoughts
And I have refrained to warn you
But I've never, ever stopped.