Thursday, December 17, 2009

Grandma's breakfast

1 banana
1/2 avacado
1 egg
vitamin pills
medicine pills

throw it all in a blender

she can't eat solids anymore, so everything is thrown in a blender--meat, eggs, vegetables, fruits, medicine, etc.--and spoon fed to her. she is ninety years old. but she can still walk, can still open her eyes, can still sing some songs, and when she's up to it, can name all her brothers and sisters and kids' names. her eyes are closed most of the time, yes when she's sleeping, but also when she's eating. it's like her eyes are too weary to be opened all the time. i like to imagine that behind those closed lids though, are memories, memories that she plays over and over in her mind and heart, even if they now go unheard.

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