I'VE TAKEN

DOWN A LL O F HER

P ICT URES

I'VE CLEANED

OU T A LL OF

HER DRA W ERS

I'VE PAINTED

OVE R T HE SCRATCHES

FROM A LL

OF OU R LI TT L E W ARS.

AND I'VE PU T A W AY

E V E RY G IFT

THAT SHE EVER GAVE

T O ME

NOW E VE RYT H I NG

I S I N ITS P LACE

EXCEPT F OR HER M E M O RY .

AND W HER E DO I PUT

HER M E M ORY

WHEN IT'S A L W AYS IN

I N M Y M I ND

I CAN'T H I DE I T IN

THE C L OSET

AND LORD

I CAN ' T THROW I T A W A Y.

AND WHERE DO I PUT

HER M E M ORY

WHEN IT'S A L W AYS IN

I N M Y M I ND

I CAN'T CHASE I T ERASE IT

I J UST HAVE T O FACE IT

IT'S GONNA BE T HERE

A L ON G L ONG TI M E.

I GOT R I D OF

T HE P ILL OW

WHERE SHE US ED T O L AY

HER HEAD

I'VE PICKED UP

HER HA IR P I NS AND C U RLERS

THAT SHE DROPPED

ON HER S I DE OF T HE BED.

I'VE L OCKED A W AY

EACH SOUV EN IR

AND T HROWN AW AY

T HE KEY

NOW E V E RYT H I N G IS IN

IT S P LACE

EXCEPT

F OR HER M E M O RY .

AND W HER E DO I PUT

HER M E M ORY

WHEN IT'S A L W AY S IN

I N M Y M I ND

I CAN'T CHASE I T ERASE IT

I J UST HAVE T O FACE IT

IT'S GONNA BE THERE

A L ON G L ONG TI M E.