In This Chair

December 27, 2006

for my grandma

Grandma, I’m sitting here with you now
Watching you in that chair–
Where you’ve sat for these some years,
Watching me as I come and go.

I’m home again
And some time has passed.
I’m a writer now
And you are sitting there in that chair.
I’m not feeling inspired today
But I write.

And in this chair
I see my grandma there
The woman I have loved for all these years.

I’ve missed you when I’m far away.
I’ve loved you from this space.
I’ve been here in some small way–still
I sit right here in this chair.