Grandfather

His frail body lies before my tear-glazed eyes,
yet there's nothing I can do to help him.
Control has withered and left us here to battle with this incorrigible pain
making us say things that shall always remain.
my heart slowly folds into a used, pale, shriveled-up faded amount of nothing.
I reach my hand out looking for a solid embrace
what once was there is now gone.
Nobody understands, nobody sees,
if we don't join as one then all we are is debris.
I will come to the heavens and I will live and I will laugh with you.
The angels will dance on their porcelain toes,
but just like my love for you,
they will never shatter.