Lifeline
"Grandma ain't getting young
But we thank God for the year's He's given her
But when I look into her eyes
I see how she keeps praying for her grandchildren
To each be settled in good families so that she lives on"
I was named after my grandpa, and he left me my grandma
And we've shared a special bond right from birth
That's why when I'd be back at home
When everyone was given chores, I was pulled closer to my grandma
And she'd tell me of the great thing she sees in me
And as I kept growing, age also caught up with her
The energy she had to stay long talking through the day
This days she sleeps alot, dozing off at times when we telling stories
And she's happy when she sees all of us for Christmas
Saying the best gift she could ever ask is all of us here
But this days she's been talking more of putting roots
Cause she's afraid that we can fly far from the nest
And she'll be all alone without anyone
She says she's never lonely cause she has a big family
And she'd want also that of us
That's why when the birds have been flying back home
We come back with more and more twigs
Building more nests on the homestead
And she's hopeful that soon the nest will have more birds
And the sounds from each nest will be something she eagerly wakes up to
And I don't want just anyone
I want someone prayerful like my grandma
Cause its with prayer that our family has stood the test
And it's through her wise counsel that you see me also write
Cause life is flame, and the more flames we put on, the brighter the future is
The PO£T
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