You’re gone gone gone away
\nI watched you disappear
\nAll that’s left is a ghost of you<\/em><\/p>\nShe always wanted to simply go to sleep and never wake up. Instead, she faded from illness. But she knew she was loved. She knew she was living a legacy. I think that if nothing else, she is the reason I’m a storyteller. And whether that reaches millions or simply my sons, I will keep telling stories — both hers and my own.<\/p>\n
Now we’re torn torn torn apart, there’s nothing we can do
\nJust let me go we’ll meet again soon
\nNow wait wait wait for me
\nPlease hang around
\nI’ll see you when I fall asleep<\/em><\/p>\nI really do hope there?s a heaven – I know she’s there by the beach, delivered by a fantabulous car. She?s been in my dreams so often; we talk there. Someday we will share stories again.<\/p>\n
Don’t listen to a word I say
\nThe screams all sound the same
\nThough the truth may vary
\nThis ship will carry
\nOur bodies safe to shore<\/em><\/p>\nHappy birthday Grandma Winnie.<\/p>\n
I love you. I miss you. I tell your stories. I create our own. Will you watch over me?<\/p>\n
I?ll continue our little talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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