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Keepsake

by  joanie

Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2004
Word Count: 60




I shall keep it for your sake
not for the sake of it.

Not an ancient relic of our love
but a treasure to relish.

A true remembrance
not a tacky souvenir.

I keep it for your sake.

My memory of you, not
some memento which I cling to
for the sake of it.

I kept it for your sake.