Brave

Brave
Brave enough to bring a family to a new country
A new country in hopes of a better future
A future that consisted of hard work to provide
To provide for his seven children who blessed him
Blessed him with countless grandchildren
Grandchildren who love and miss him
Oh how I miss you
How I miss when we lived close
When we lived close enough that I got to see you once a week
Once a week I got my sweet snuggles and cheek grabs
Cheek grabs, 'Chiquita bonita', and besos
Memories that will never fade, no matter how long you're gone
You're gone, and I miss you
I miss you but not a day goes by that I don't think of you
I think of you and how you're my guardian angel
My guardian angel that's always protecting me
Always protecting me

As I wrote this poem with tears streaming down my face, I remember my grandfather who passed away three years ago in January. Yesterday was an extra hard day, we would've celebrated his 81st birthday. The time I got with him will never be enough but I'm blessed to have got the time I did, I'm blessed to have spent his last Christmas season with him, and blessed to have him watch over me.

My grandparents with my sisters and I 
(We say he was reincarnated as a butterfly so I love this picture and that I happened to have a butterfly on my shirt)

Comments

  1. The way you connected each line to the next is very powerful. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. This is a beautiful tribute, I can tell it meant so much to you to write it. The repetition works beautifully.

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  3. Yesterday was my grandfather's birthday too. He's been gone for four years now and it's still not any easier. I can tell the emotion you expressed in your words just how much you loved him and how much he loved you.

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  4. I connected so much to your poem. I was very close with my grandparents, and losing them was heartbreaking. I hope you have some peace after writing about your memories with him today. <3

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  5. Your poem was a beautiful tribute. I especially liked the connection between lines. My favorite lines were "Once a week I got my sweet snuggles and cheek grabs
    Cheek grabs, 'Chiquita bonita', and besos." Thank you for sharing.

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  6. Such a sweet poem and what a lovely tribute to your grandfather. Your love for him shines through every line.

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