I was raised by a
“Get an education.
Keep your head in the books,
And always be on time to school,”
Kind-of-grandma.
I was raised by
A hunched back
Light-skinned, brown-eyed
Far-sighted --
Who always kept her
Grandchildren near her --
Kind-of-grandma.
I was raised by
A Solitaire-playing
Wheel of Fortune-watching
And Ray Charles-listening
Kind-of-grandma.
I was raised by
A sweet potato fries-cooking
A Shepard’s pie-baking
And Breyers ice cream-eating
Kind-of-grandma.
I was raised by Grandma.