She passed at 10:10 pm
the world stayed the same and I remember
She said she loved the Alfred the way they looked after her there
she reminisced about her working days
I remember leaving my dolls out knowing that she would pack them away in the order they were in for me to pick up the page where I left off
The duck night light was always in the top drawer in my bed side table or plugged in when I came to stay
the donkey was filled
mr whiskers sang
we baked and laughed
I drank lemonade from my sippy cup
she thought I would get sick from eating the batter from the cupcakes and having too much ice cream
the dolphin nightlight was always on in the lavender bathroom because she knew I always had to get up
she taught me how to paint roses and lavender I wish she could teach me more
but most of all I will remember that when she passed she lied to make us happy because she wanted us to smile and not to worry for that was her last gift that she could physically give us but not the last lesson she could teach
