My Grandfather

She knew a man Not just any man A special man Her grandfather He was special beyond the rest Her favorite person to see He knew what to say Always having that special place in her heart The first person she ran to for hugs Always first to play games Or even take doughnuts on a Sunday morning Even when he was down He never gave up Fighting the pain just to see his family Even in the worst weather just to see a game She never understood why his breathed smelled the way it did Nor did she understand why he lied to them He left them behind Leaving his favorite grandchild behind She would never come to terms with his death Even hating him at certain times She would never understand why he continued She would only know that she hated the thing that took him Only in years of learning did she understand that it wasn't all his fault Smoking caused his death Giving him a disease that could not be seen She began to understand Only to feel tears later Hearing her grandmother tell the girls daddy that he never stopped The little girl wept never understanding why he continued She'll never know All she'll ever know is the stories she was told and the one's she remembers The little girl is now a young woman A young woman who has learned from her grandfather even after his death That young woman is me That grandfather wasn't just my grandfather but my bestfriend