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I should have learned spanish

I took two years in high school

and another two years in College

And the most i could ask is where is the bathroom is.

Maybe if i would have learned more we could have had genuine conversation

instead of daily broken conversations

As a child i loved comming over and eating sunday luch with you and the family

sitting in your house trying not to break anything.

But as time passed and you moved in with my parents

and i moved back from college

i really loved the fact that i was now the one able to make lunch

and just share the time with you.

We ate sanwiches and soup and nodded at each other

I couldnt speak enough spanish and you couldnt speak enough english

I just hope you know i loved you and the time we spent together.

When you had to move to the nursing home

it was hard to see you there

you spent your final years there and i'm sorry

that i didnt come see you enough

I tried to see you as much as i could but in the end it wasnt enough

In the end i kept putting it off becuase it was hard to see you there

but maybe if i would have visited one last time

i could have told you how much i loved you and how much you meant to me

I am happy that you are no longer in pain

i like to think that you have reunited with Grandpa, your sister and bear.

I just hope when im ready to go you'll be there

so we can eat some soup and sandwiches again