Dear Granny
I don't know you right now but i was told when I was a baby
That you nearly chopped off your finger and still came to come see me.
Even though I didn't get to see much of my daddy
I took pride in the fact that I always had
My granny
I heard you veered off track into the drug world for a while
Don't worry, I don't remember the you from then
I actually don't remember you at all.
I guess its for the best
Ive got more than enough crackheads in my life
You're the only one who had sense enough to leave
That's how i see it
Don't correct me if I'm wrong.
Dear Granny
I heard you had cancer
That was a scary thought.
I could lose you before I had you.
What's scarier though is that I didn't quite care enough.
It was almost the same as hearing a stranger with my same name has just died.
Familiar, a little peculiar, but unconcerning.
Dear Granny
I tracked you down this year during a wild goose chase to find my siblings
You told me your whole life story
I'm glad to hear your cancer disappeared
And even gladder that you still keep my baby picture hung up in your living room
And even sadder that you still keep my baby picture hung up in your living room
But you never called.
You never wrote.
You never searched.
You live in Washington.
The whole time we spoke you kept trying to get me to talk to Lonnie but this was between you and me
Dear Granny
You want me to visit.
You want to buy my ticket.
You can't wait to see your eldest grandkid.
Okay. I'll talk to him.
He's fighting with my mother
Okay. I'll give him my number.
Granny?
I just wanted to say happy mothers day.
Hey granny I'm ready for my trip.
I've prepared a whole monologue for my first visit.
It goes like this:
I'm so happy you wanted to see me. For a moment there i thought no one on this side of mtg family wanted me. I don't think I can forgive and forget Lonnie but I sure would like to start fresh with you granny. You and my brothers and my sisters, aunts, uncles family
That I never knew i had.
For this trip, I'm so ready.
Granny.
This is the third time I've called and got no answer
I don't know what game you're playing but i can definitely tell you its not funny anymore
I'm your oldest granddaughter and the only one left in Milwaukee.
If you don't want me you can tell me
Stop playing with my feelings
Just
Dear Tiami
I don't know if you're listening anymore but I still feel the need to say this.
I'm your oldest granddaughter
In case you forgot, my birthday was September 1st
The summer ended two months ago
My trip was scheduled for August
I don't know if you remember this but when i was a baby
You nearly chopped off your finger and still came to come see me.