Dementia

I put up pictures on the dresser

as a reminder of better days

I brush your hair the way you used to

You always liked it a certain way

I retell old stories you found funny

recount the trips we used to take 

Ill admit its more for me than you

you wonder who I am these days

Just a kind and loving stranger

she'll play all your favorite songs

she'll make soup the way your daughter did

sometimes she'll hold you in her arms

She'll hug you hello and kiss you goodbye

and make your favorite tea with honey

she'll fill my shoes, and tell you "I love you"

if you ever forget that you love me

I'll change out the Golden Girls DVD

and replace it with another

you know every line by heart

it's one of the few things you remember  

and for a moment, life feels normal

so I just let myself pretend

Cause any second now you'll turn around

and you'll ask me who I am again

Just a kind and loving stranger

she'll play all your favorite songs

she'll make soup the way your daughter did

sometimes she'll hold you in her arms

She'll hug you hello and kiss you goodbye

and make your favorite tea with honey

she'll fill my shoes, and tell you "I love you"

if you ever forget that you love me