purple iris
it's my grandmother
who appears
I have no reason
to attach irises to her
but it's always my response
I was just six
when she died
I miss her still
she sat with me
when I had mumps
she encouraged us
to tell stories
to be creative
my life would have been different
if she had lived into
my teenage years
languages music and more
you can't change history
our lives are what they are
we have to learn to live that
it's my grandmother
who appears
I have no reason
to attach irises to her
but it's always my response
I was just six
when she died
I miss her still
she sat with me
when I had mumps
she encouraged us
to tell stories
to be creative
my life would have been different
if she had lived into
my teenage years
languages music and more
you can't change history
our lives are what they are
we have to learn to live that
sounds like my grandma too, encouraged art, died young
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