Gran: by John O’Neil, Airdrie

Another year’s gone past

Another birthday celebrated

“Where has the time gone?”

Everyone asks

That velvet skin in the mirror

Doesn’t look velvet any more

And the teeth don’t look

So white as they once did

Although the body fails

The brain still lingers

And frustration builds

With every passing day

Until one day a total

Darkness overcomes

And a new world opens

Only unto her

To you she is no more

But to her, a new beginning

Her mental pain is gone

A new world lies ahead

And in this world That we’re not in For her The next world’s nearer And with a smile

She slips away

And we are left behind

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