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A man I never knew

April 5, 2010
By Anonymous

A man I never knew. Is this man a stranger? No. This man was more yet less then that. To me he was never a stranger yet he was at the same time. Without him I wouldn't be here. He died a few months back.
Did I love him? Yes. Would I have liked to meet him? Yes.



Who is this man? My grandfather, my real grandfather. My mother never let me talk to him. Maybe it was for a certain reason. But what kind of mother keeps her own daughter from her grandfather?


Now he will never be a part of my life, yet he already was in a huge way. I stole a few pictures of him and in those pictures be never looked happy, he always looked sad, except in one when he was sleeping.


Every night I cry about him staring at his photos, I even drank booze because I was so mad. A man I never knew. Though I wish I did.


The author's comments:
I wrote this months earlier when I had learned about this mans passing. It was devestating. My mom was gone when I found out he died she was already in Kansas for the funeral. Without me.

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Proud of you said...
on Apr. 13 2010 at 5:28 pm
I am so proud of you.  You have really put yourself out there.  You are a insperation to me and others you have talked to about. Even though you told me about this Yesterday.  Yet I feel like I have gotten to know you so much better.  I know how you feel.  The same thing happened to me just a little bit different than your story. Don't worry I will tell you more at school.  I bet he is watching over you right now.  I will pray for him.  And really great job on getting this story out there.