Memento (keepsake)

Memories keep me alive

- you will discover -

I reminisce to survive

like a broken recorder

What my misery hides

you can't uncover

It's wrapped on both sides

with memories on layer

I've preserved your voice

locked inside a charm

It makes me rejoice...

It keeps me from harm

I've saved your embrace

tied around my neck

I tied it with a lace

so tight it leaves a speck

I've retained your smile

and the spark in your eyes

They keep me from going senile,

they perpetuate my denies

I hold on to your scent

I've intertwined it with my own

It helps when you're absent:

not to deal with the unknown

                             C.D.