Memento

I assemble it all in a glass

The bottom

Houses what I feel, the sides

Hold what I perceive -

Souvenirs from my life’s journeys,

An opportunity to relieve

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If I could place each one

Onto my tongue

And let them fizz, alive

And kicking

Happening again

Re-energized

Taking me back to that moment

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Watch them transform into words.

Explore the memories hidden within

Experiencing a different perspective

From the outside, looking in

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Dreams wasted, goals

Underestimated

Fears disappear like dust in the wind

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Taking back the power I gave it

My creation, I can save it

Throw away the hatred

Let them scatter,

Deflated.

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What remains?

What remains?

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I place my fingers around the inside of the glass

Feeling every elevation and indentation

Each feeling an island, bridged by inspiration.

I pray, only the good have stayed.

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Carefully, I scoop them out

To hold them in my hands

Press them against my beating chest

Desperate to understand

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Life meets life

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This poem was originally posted on Medium.