R.I.P grandma

A Poem by Michael Nava

ITs kind hard for me to share this , since It happened a week ago. But this is about the passing of my grandmother and how i remember that day.

your car pulls out the drive way,
as I sit in my room
On your way to the hospital,
she wasn’t doin good.
I switch the television on,
The words make no sense as they speed through my head.
I close my eyes , grandmas memories flash in my mind.
I remember the Last time I saw her , lying on the couch
She was always sleeping , hardly leaving the house.
The sparkle was gone from her eyes, Her joyful aura dissipated.
Barely noticing me as I entered the room, She wasn’t the same anymore.
Sitting by her side , I took her hand.
She Turns her head and smiles at me, Then lays her head back down.
Ill always remember that smile , my last memory of you and I.
I look at my cell phone , 15 mins since the car pulled away.
I pray that it doesn’t ring , fearing the news on the other end.
I lay on my bed , I just cant keep her out my head.
My cell phone rings as I begin to close my eyes, A number I’ve never seen flashes on the screen.
MY heart jumps to my throat , I let it ring.
The fear is to much for me , I don’t answer.
I walk to the kitchen to grab a drink , It couldn’t be I thought.
maybe just a wrong number.
20 mins pass and my cell phone rings again, My fathers number flashes on the screen.
My heart beat quickens as I reach , my arms feel like spaghetti as I lift it to my face.
Your grandma passed away , the voice on the other end says.
I slowly hang up , without a word spoken.
I feel my world stop, I stare into my computer screen for what seems like hours.
Her life was taken away so suddenly , I didn’t even get to say good bye.
Or tell her I loved her and how much I cared.
Only memories are left for me to hold, This feels so unreal.
slowly I pull myself together, ill never forget what I lost.
I take our memories of us , and hold them for all eternity.
I hope you can hear me grandmother.
I miss you
I love you