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Ms Victoria Mckie

My eyes begin to 
water at the edges 
of this thought, you 
taught me many 
things I mean I 
crawled, I stood, I 
walked,

and though you 
have been gone so 
long your memory's 
still with me, I'm 
talking bout you 
Grandma, Ms. 
Victoria McKie.

You left when I was 
9 which shows alot 
of years have 
passed, the thought 
as bright as day the 
time when I was 
near you last,

and if I knew that 
time would be the 
final of my life, I 
would've held you 
tighter like the stars 
embrace the night.

I hope you're proud 
of me, I try my best 
and Heaven knows, 
I live a life which 
shows I'll be in 
Heaven when I go,

I realize that I 
haven't done it 
perfect to the T, I 
know that you'd still 
love me, that is one 
true certainty.

The day of August 
29th in 1926, is 
when your life 
began without you, I 
would not exist,

and this is my 
attempt to let you 
know that you are 
missed, I'd give my 
final cent to feel 
your lips give me a 
kiss.

We used to sit and 
read, a lifelong love 
I'd learn and keep, 
and stroke creative 
fires that now wildly 
burn in me,

can't help getting 
emotional, the 
tears, it burns to 
see, your presence, 
so influencing the 
man I learned to be.

I shared you with all 
others but I'm 
selfish to a fault, I 
knew I was your 
favorite deep within 
my heart of hearts,

you showed me 
with your love and 
patience each and 
every day, it's safe 
to say you proved 
yourself in each and 
every way.

In sitting here and 
writing this my 
teardrops start to 
fall, the weight of 
these emotions, 
there's no way to 
stop them all,

it's hard to keep 
composure when 
you feel that love 
was stole, away so 
very early and in 
turn it steals your 
soul.

I hope that where 
you are you're very 
happy; Pearly 
Gates, I know God 
had good reasoning 
for taking you away,

and on the day we 
meet again you'll 
surely know it's me, 
I love and miss you 
Grandma, Ms. 
Victoria McKie.

Copyright © James Lewis | Year Posted 2011

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