How grateful am I
For my grandmothers' lives
To be their legacy
They, my source of inspiration
Of all things Black Woman Fly
Regality in the face of ignorance
Classic, yet never predictable
They, who drew bubble baths on weekends
And taught curriculums during the week
grandma Rhoda the smooth talker with a sharp wit
Who would never let you catch her without her face on
And Patricia Anne with the biggest heart in the world, only to be matched by her endless amounts of patience and generosity
How grateful am I
To be their legacy
To be made up of their kisses and love
their hopes and prayers and dreams
How grateful am I
To have had access to such phenomenal women,
To have been shown so many secrets that only a grandmother can share
To have inherited such a legacy
Of love and patience,
and all things Black Woman Fly
How grateful am I


To Patricia Anne Boggs-Ewell, and Rhoda Mae Ewell