My Mormon Grandmother

“Another girl.” 
            Unheralded birth 
                        Beginning nothing. 

Wee spurts of joy. 
            “Service.” Never served. 
                        “Nothing important.” 

Impacted years 
            Endured day by day. 
                        Lonely. Not alone. 

Sweet death’s release 
            with nothing to end 
                        a life not lived.