I awake to a barrage
Texts, notifications, and missed calls
I choose one to start
My grandmother has passed away
While on vacation

Still in my bed
With sleep in my eyes
I lay in disbelief

I reminisce about my childhood
Her enrichment of my life

Funny folk tales she would make up
Like the swamp monster in the pond
To keep me away from it
And falling in as a child

I go for a drive
Remember our last words
It was few days before on the phone
You called to check in
“I love you.” you said
“I love you, too.”
Click, click

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