The Grandpa You Didn't Have To Be

 

Thanks for always being
The grandpa you didn't have to be
You Sometimes drove my mom crazy
But you never failed to love me

 

I remember that time
We worked on your yard
And I got a bad sun burn
The sun was beating down so hard

 

But I didn't mind
I was happy to help, you know?
I complained a lot
But that was just for show

 

I loved you so much
Really I still do
Even though you left this world tonight
I still have so much love for you

 

I know you didn't have to be my grandpa
And always be there
You could have been distant
But look at these wonderful times we shared

 

Times you would have missed out on
Things you wouldn't have gotten to see
All the love that would be lost
If you hadn't been the grandpa you didn't have to be

 

I know you're my step grandpa
And some people don't see
But since I was tiny
You've been grandpa to me

 

I know that God understands
These feelings that I feel
And when I step into His heavenly land
You'll be waiting with my family so real

 

Because you're as real as real gets
At least you are to me
All that matters now
Is you're the grandpa you didn't have to be.

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[youngwriter222]

this poem is so nice and I love it! It is a nice tribute to your dtep grandpa
~sarah