When there’s midnight silence
She can hear his voice
When she closes her eyes
She can see him coming up the stairs
I ask her to tell me
Some of the nicknames he had for her
(She knows the nicknames I once received
The nicknames I once gave)
She lists three then thanks me
For helping her to remember
I thank her and then remind her
She contains 10,000 memories
Eileen leans on me
I lean on Eileen
