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I'm going to end with
a poem for my mom.

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I'm those kind of people who
will come in a certain outfit

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to someplace and then have to
wear the same outfit to go back

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because if not, it's not lucky.

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So I'm going to end
with a poem to my mom.

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She passed away October of 2013.

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And she said, when
I turn 80 years old,

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I'm going to pass away.

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And so I say, why are you
bringing that energy to you?

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And she said, no, I just know.

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But by the time she
passed away, she

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didn't remember us
because she had dementia.

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So this one's called
"Disordered Memory."

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Now, every minute is a new day.

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You ask the nurse,
what is the hour?

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Days fold into each other,
codices, each page facing.

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The face in the mirror
is a stranger's.

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You ask, when did I
become that woman?

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That can't be me.

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I am not that old yet.

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My husband's just
home from the war.

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What's my name?

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I want to go home, though you
are in your own bed, your room.

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The faded color of morning, its
angle is no longer familiar.

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It's restless.

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Most of the time,
you say, I just

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want to sleep that long
sleep you never wake up

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from, just dream.

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But you say, today I'm fidgety,
like I should dance or get out

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of this bed, a good day.

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Like never before, I've
become quite interesting,

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someone you want
to spend time with.

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But I can never help myself.

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I want you to remember.

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I say hello, Mom.

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It's me.

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Thank you so much.