This poem was written about my grandmother. I decided to work with my sister Ariane who was the last person with her before she passed away and had her read the poem at the funeral, Ariane almost couldn’t finish it because it was so powerful. It was a sad day and it left me in quite a bit of pain, but inspired me to write "Depression Stays In Tears" "One Last Time" and my short stories "She Says" and "She Says II: A Visit From Grandma". You have to understand that our grandma was almost like another mom.
mother your were never a terrible mother
your warm healing wisdom restored us and made us more involved
as we think of you
we start to sing for you
you whisper our names
when we dream of you
when you were here
I felt your soul draw near
when we were young
we all had to see you
suddenly you start to cry
we all cried together
forever, this love remains eternal
grandma do you remember when Ariane
visited you before prom
to you she was an angel and you looked
like you were going to cry
she never felt this way before
you made her feel like a princess in her very own fairy tale
I want to love you forever
the blessing from such heart
was overwhelming to me on the phone for my graduation
I came very near to falling apart
as I felt your tears and the words from
your lips “Congratulations Ryan”
I wish you well
I barely felt my heart pumping
as shivers ride up and down my spine.
grandma looked upon
you differently Stephanie
I had only just begun
to see in your powerful fire
the impossible and unbreakable ability
to keep going in this desire
we all call determination
and the most beautiful
art is speaking another language its unimaginable
but beneath your tom boyish rage
is a love bug to forgive and forget
she is very proud of you
and would encourage you to keep going in your endless quest
grandma knew that you
were going to be smart
she couldn’t be more right from the bottom of her heart
she held you close and there you rose
she saw in you the enlightenment of life
the crisp words of “hetho” and
“you’re not the boss of me”
were not only intelligent, but signs
of a girl going her own way
your carry in you an eternal ray of light
as much as she saw mom in all of us
she saw herself in you
as we think of you
we start to sing for you
you whisper our names
when we dream of you
when you were here
I felt your soul draw near
when we were young
we all had to see you
suddenly you start to cry
I want to love you forever
we all cried together
forever, this love remains eternal
you will always be our special angel
that is watching us from up above
and while we dream of you
we will think of you
and when we want to talk to you
we will sing to you in our dreams
and smile in our memories.
– Ariane and Ryan Johnson.
Ryan Keith Johnson
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