‘Look at Me in My Eyes’ — (My Grandpa My Hero)

My Handwritten Poem for My Boss Is My Mentor Is My Grandpa is my Hero!

TraumaticADDICT
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

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📸 1996, 2yr Me & My Hero! (PHOTO #1)

Grandpa I just want to thank you for never understanding — forsaken, do you remember in 96 when this photo was — taken?

You always made us grandchildren feel — LOVE, most definitely when you gave us a — HUG!

When I think of the times we had — together, bringing me the best smile, no matter the — WEATHER!

You taught us that crying no matter our gender is a strength not — WEAK, and also that when someone else is talking you watch their mouth — SPEAK!

In the frame of faded sepia — HUES, I got two photos unveiling a tale of a time we now — CRUISE!

A grandpa’s visage, weathered and —WISE, Captured moments, a life’s sweet precious —PRIZE!

In the first —

The first photo was our youth’s vibrant — EMBRACE it, Eyes filled with dreams, a radiant — GRACE TIP.

A journey embarked on my path was — UNKNOWN, The seeds of wisdom that came from you Grandpa were silent yet — SHOWN!

In the second —

My transformation is really — PROFOUND, Lines etched by life on my body tattoos that bring — SOUND!

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

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