Grandpa Z

In khakhi shorts and black support hose
Saggy fanny pack, hairy nose
You every time
Rescued
Delivered
Knew
And these days,
I still wonder,
Are you omnipotent?
And how do you still
Outflag my energy
Rise early
Trimming fallen branches
Rescuing wayward child- adults
We needed you
We need you
We will need you
Until we don't need ourselves.
Uncombed white halo
Thinning, ever thinning,
Stubbornly There
Seep Grandpa
Stubby protruding chin fierce eyes
Sleep soft heart
Love embodied in competence
But not just yet