Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough, the mother and daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, shared emotional tributes at her Graceland memorial Sunday: 'A broken heart was the doing of her death. Now she is home where she always belonged'
. “I’m going to read something that my granddaughter wrote for all of you,” Priscilla said before turning to Keough’s words.
“I have no idea how to put my mother into words. Truth is there are too many. Lisa Marie Presley was an icon, a role model, a superhero to many people all over the world, my superhero. But mama was my icon, my role model. Even now I can’t get across everything there is to be understood and known about her. But as she always said, I’ll do my best.”
Priscilla then read the poem, which was titled “The Old Soul”: “The old soul in 1968, she entered our world — born tired, fragile, yet strong. She was delicate, filled with life. She always knew she wouldn’t be here too long. Childhood passes by with a glimpse of her green eye.” The poem then touched on the death of Lisa Marie’s son Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in 2020. “She knew it was close to the end. Survivor’s guilt some would say, but a broken heart was the doing of her death. Now she is home where she always belonged,” Priscilla read. “But my heart is missing her love. She knew that I loved her, I fear I’ll never touch her, but the old soul is always with me.
“A letter to my mama — thank you for being my mother in this life. I am eternally grateful to have spent 33 years with you. I’m certain I chose the best mother for me in this world and I knew that as far back as I remember you and I remember everything,” the letter said.
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