What Will They Do With Grandma

What will they do with Grandma? What will they do with Grandma, now that she is old? No longer able to fend for herself, by her home-help they've been told She's always been there for her children but now none of them want to know Keeping a roof over all of their heads, not all that long ago She's been the peacemaker for all of her kids, when relationships hit a bad patch They've all forgotten just how much she did, though their partners she thought a mismatch She put home-cooked food on their tables when their cupboards all were bare Helped them to pay their bills, though none of them cared for her She cooked them all good hearty meals, served them up on their own table Sometimes she went without food herself, putting them first when she was able Often she would dread the ringing of the phone A sound that would usually be welcomed by someone who lived alone But whenever her phone rang, she would feel very daunted Wondering who the caller was, and what it was they wanted, Would it be for money or babysitting duties? Or maybe her knitting skills, making numerous pairs of booties Grandma had to live somewhere but refused to go into a home Frail and unable now to live on her own Jim was asked to take her in, but he said that he couldn't He'd always been a selfish man, it was more likely that he wouldn't Katie said she had no room, but conveniently forgot to mention That her husband, a bricklayer, had just built a new extension So it was decided, Grandma would go into a home The family went around and told her, she could no longer live alone The greedy lots inheritance in their minds was already spent But every penny that Grandma had saved, for her keep at the care home it went Grandma did all sorts for her family, so she couldn’t understand Why now she's in a care home they never go nearhand, We now know of Grandma's fate, her story has been told A lifetime of caring for family, unwanted because she got old