Last Letter To Granny Poem by Daniel Chapman

I'm writing you this letter because missing you won't let me sleep.
The words are coming through tears, not planning—just my heart spilling.
I wasn't even trying to write… I was just thinking of you,
And suddenly everything I never said came rushing through.

You left us on December 30th,2012,
We knew the day was coming, but knowing didn't make it easier to live through.
Nothing could've prepared us for the moment you were really gone,
For how quiet the world felt the second you moved on.

Your funeral was beautiful, Granny—truly.
I stood as strong as I could because the family needed strength in me.
I carried my tears in my chest, held my pain out of sight,
Because sometimes love means staying upright while breaking inside.

I know I said my final words to you a week before you passed,
But there's so much more I wish I could've asked.
So many little things I never got to say,
So I'm saying them now, hoping heaven hears my way.

DJ is getting so big now—happy, bright, and strong.
As I'm sure you know from watching over me, I'm married now and expecting a new little girl addition to the family, Looking forward to this new addition still working on names right now.
And I swear, Granny, I wish so badly you could come meet all your great grand babies.
You'd know exactly what to do—
Probably spoil them and love them straight through.

Me and Desiree are doing good, standing side by side.
She wishes she could've come to say goodbye.
Life keeps moving forward, even when hearts aren't ready to let go,
We're learning how to live with the space you left in our home.

The family's trying to find a new kind of "normal, " day by day,
Laughing again, but missing you in every way.
Tommy could use one of your prayers right now if you can,
I don't know what he's facing, but you always understand.

Thank you, Granny… for raising me, for shaping my life.
Without you, I honestly don't know who I'd be inside.
You gave me love, you gave me roots, you gave me direction,
You gave me a foundation built on patience and protection.

This letter hurts more than I thought it would to write,
But I needed to talk to you one more time tonight.
Rest easy, Granny. I carry you every day.
Until we meet again—
I love you. Always.

RIP Granny Gran.

Love danny