If You Look for Me

The smell of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven

An opened can of tab sitting in the fridge

The scent of caress soap lingering in the air

These are things I hold dear from her, my angel, my guiding force, my Grandma

The passing has been awhile now, but I feel her everyday

She speaks to me in my ear, always present, always near

“If you look for me, look at the sky, look up high and you will see”

“I am the brightest star shining down, looking at you as you look at me”

As I gaze out into the stars, it comforts me to know she is there

She is such a source of strength, of guidance, and care

Though she is not here in the same sense as I am, she is ever here in my mind

My memories keep her alive, as if she is still holding my hand

Telling me stories, making me laugh, giving advice

I miss her so, but I know I will see her in the next life

Baking chocolate chip cookies

Sipping on a can of tab

Smelling like caress soap

These and much more are the fingerprints she has left on me

Marked by the trails of her existence forever etched in my heart

My angel, my guiding force, my Grandma

She speaks to me in my ear, always present, always near

“If you look for me, look at the sky, look up high and you will see”

“I am the brightest star shining down, looking at you as you look at me.”