Life

Manny Montanez

Waking up on that morning was not fun.
Hearing thoughts word made me want to run away.
I had heard it all before there was nothing I could do.
My grandfather is going to die.
It will be up to me to carry on the family name, being that I was named after him.
I stand here today to celebrate the life instead of crying for it.
Life is a one-way street, you live you die that is how it goes.
He was solider and he will be buried like one with uniform.
The flag has been given to my aunt his flag, a flag of a solider.
My grandfather Don Manuel Montanez.
A family secret that they may be in the Spanish mob.
"The difference between men and boys is the lesson the have learned and that old man taught me a lot of them.
I feel like running away from all of this but I will not because I was not taught to run I was taught to stay.

I was taught to stay and fight and that is what I will do.
Before I wrote this I had prayed, I am not the spiritual one in my family but I did it anyway.
I wrote this note with love and a tear falling from face.
Life is funny it take the most important people but then in the end it will give you something back.
Well this is my note and I do not care if you like it or not, It is for my Grandfather.
Love you Gramps