photographic memory

I lost my mom when I was four years old
I barely knew her and all I have is a picture
Five years later I lost my dad "I miss them"
My parents never got to see me at my wedding
My father never gave me away "my sister pretty much raised me on her own"
I was too young to know what happened to them
"I loved them"
All I have is a picture "I can't hold their hands"
I can't be comforted by them when I have nightmares
My mom can't comb my hair
She can't whip my tears away
She can't hold me in her arms
My dad can't protect me
I can't hold his hand
"we can't even get I've cream cones from down the block like we used to"
All I have is a picture
That's faded to where I can barely see their faces
My photographic memory is faded in a frame hanging up in the living room "all I have is a photographic memory of a faded picture of my parents"
My mom had beautiful black hair and my dad looked so young "well they we're both young"
When I lost my parents, my sister raised me on her own
"All I have is a photographic memory of a faded picture"
It's been torn up, the frame is cracked because I've moved a lot and it's faded
"I miss them"