To Grandmother

I still remember your smile, you know, thought I don't know if even you remembered it
Your eyes, the grey shadow there eating you up from the inside
I know it frightened you
I hope you know I saw it and tried to chase it away

Oh, how I hated to see you wither away
And how I wished for this moment when your pain would end and you would join your former self and be released

But alas, the moment is now so bittersweet
Even though the last time I saw you, you smiled
And what a smile!
I hope I never will forget that smile