Doctor Grandma

(I was inspired to write this poem after hearing a similar one tonight.)

She didn’t want to sky dive,

She burned cookies,

She was a good mom,

She had a good heart,

She believed in prayer and prayed for us,

She always tried to tell me what to do.

She had 1000 pictures on her phone!

She saved pennies in a jar!

She was always getting rid of stuff,

When we left home, she sold our stuff!

She loved being a grandma

and being with us,

She loved the Blues,

She loved all of us,

She loved to dance,

She loved South Carolina,

She loved Charleston

and walking the beach,

She struggled with depression

and ADHD,

She loved Purdue sports,

She loved time alone.

She wanted to do better,

She couldn’t tell a joke,

She worked her tail off

to pay off debt,

She could have been better at making friends,

at being humble,

or making amends,

She never taught us how to cook,

She taught us all to love a book,

She struggled with how to use her time,

She loved lemon more than lime,

She wanted to find her ancestors,

She could really get on my nerves,

She stayed with us as long as she could,

but then flew on to other worlds!