Oh, little me, I know that in 2006, we were just merely 8 years old,
so young, innocent, beautiful, growing, and full of life.
Life was wonderful and carefree and we felt happy to be a kid.
But suddenly, in a flash, like a huge earthquake shaking and destroying planet Earth,
we lost our grandmother on Daddy’s side, Grammy.
Little me, I know what we were taught and learned of death from Mommy and Daddy,
yet there were certain things we couldn’t fully comprehend.
No one truly explained why Grammy was gone, just that we wouldn’t understand
or that you’ll find out someday when you’re old enough.
The only thing we knew was that she had passed and wasn’t ever coming back.
Little me I know we didn’t fully comprehend what was going on anymore
or how our entire world would start falling apart from that day on.
At her service, we saw Grandpa cry, and we stood right beside him as hearts were breaking,
and we were comforting him, offering a hand and a shoulder to lean and cry on.
When we had to say our final goodbye, we didn’t cry; we constantly prayed instead.
Little me I know from that day on that death followed closely throughout the years,
and sometimes it felt like a curse, Grandpa even passing a year later in 2007.
While death felt like a cruse, sometimes we couldn’t even cry at all;
all the same, it was heart-wrenching, and the pain washed over us at times like a tidal wave.
I know we were born Catholic, but sometimes even cursed God, asking why.
But little me, as we grew up, we gained knowledge to understand the complexity of death.
Sometimes, some things occur for a reason beyond our command, for why we don’t know;
however, there are times when we can control certain aspects of our lives.
We know that death is a natural part of life, and it happens to us all,
at times, it happens sooner than later and can be quite unfair.
Little me, I wish you could hear me now when I tell you these things
because the pain of the grief that you tend to feel will always come and go,
but we have to learn to accept these sorts of things, as it’s a part of life.
The best thing we can do is to enjoy every day like it is our last.
Life is a beautiful thing, and death is, too, because those we know who die are at peace.
Little me, while I know we faced death at such a young age,
and since then, I’ve perserved it well, but even now, it still bothers me.
I know altogether that the concept of death is scary because of losing Grammy,
but as the years pass and we get older, it’ll happen, and we’ll have to face it.
You have to know to just embrace and cherish the moments you make in life.
Oh, little me, while the concept of facing death to those we love is beyond difficult,
and it may feel like your world is falling apart with having crying fits late at night,
it won’t get any easier, as with grief and death, it never is.
While I know too that we faced a task that no person wants a child to face so young,
please understand we’ll see them again one day when we go to heaven.
And little me, while death is never easy to face, no matter the age or time,
face it head-on: love and live life the best you can by making memories to last forever.