when she dies
never speak her name again
because she spent her whole life trying to listen
let her rest let her go forget her face

when she dies
keep her name behind your teeth
lock the memories away
do not remember do not take away her peace

when she dies
do not look for her in butterflies and
do not see her face in the clouds and
do not reach for her in your sleep she is gone

when she dies
do not hear her voice in the wind do not taste her tears in your whiskey
do not kiss the roses to remember her lips

when she dies
forget the way stars swam in her eyes
forget the way she tried to be bigger than she was
forget that she was the wind

when she dies
take her pictures down her ghost will not live in your walls
she is gone she is gone she is gone
never say her name again