Patti Masterman - Why some things remember

Why some things remember,
Why some things forget?
The dress rehearsal's over now-
And we still haven't got there yet.

Why reality's like a dream
Or death, another nightmare?
Our living's full of shortcomings-
And death's just an endless stare.

Patti Masterman

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