AN EXTRA

Shepsie, my grandfather's friend,
Was also his follower, his crony,
His acolyte and his factotum
I don't know how they met

Nor why a tailor needed
A follower who could was also
An acolyte and a factotum.
Still, my aunts all agreed
That Shepsie turned up
When he was needed
And also when he wasn't
He's not buried with his family
But mine.