Grandma, how did you do it?
eight kids, spouse often disappeared in to drink
or just away for work
how did you survive in a culture
where you were supposed to be happy
vacuuming rugs
with frog legs, caught with children's hands in the swamp
you made dinner
how do you keep moving when your husband passes away
what kind of tears did you cry when your granddaughter died
you plead that that burden might be placed on you
instead of your son
God listened
she lived and a few years later your youngest took her place
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