My grandmother’s pearls hang around my neck.
Old and worn.
Fake, but pearls of wisdom.
Grandmother you will never know how much you mean to me
Because I have never told you
Your wise words never escape my thoughts
Timeless, I live by them.
Never assume anything.
Life is unpredictable. I wouldn’t love it if it weren’t
You understand this.
You live by this. Your pains caused by disbelief, unawareness.
Wisdom and a sense of understanding that
Life is full of joys and woe
But we can’t assume this.
Because who knows, Grandmother,
What life may bring.
