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My Grandmother's Legacy
My Grandmother stocked an empty cupboard
But kept her mind filled with Jesus
Sacred Heart, save me now
Dip me deep in that blood
Dripping like a sacramental wax
"And deliver me from evil"
My Grandmother always kept the shades drawn
For she could not face the sun
Holy Ghost, heal me now
Pull my spirit through the fire
Flaming from the pit
"And protect us from all anxiety"
My Grandmother dusted the corners daily
Yet those spaces never came clean
Immaculate Soul, teach me how
To suffer in grace
Not through this mess
"And defend me from the malicious enemy"
Grandmother of otherness
Feed me
This manna from heaven
This mold from the past.
Those children with the pretty flesh
The world belongs to them now
It is not among
My Grandmother's legacy to me.
