Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Remember how you described that movie in a conversation from years ago. Remember how pinpricks feel. Remember the lilt in voices. Remember voices. Remember the way a surface can both be sunlit and not. Remember how a smile tugs at your mouth. Remember the distance between your eyes and that wall from years ago. Remember that wall. Remember distances. Remember how a crease can draw attention to itself. Remember how empty losses can feel. Remember how rain feels on your face. Remember the sound of a car being driven away. Remember the oblivion in corners. Remember the strangeness of cold floors. Remember how nights can stretch for miles and miles. Remember the strangers in your dreams. Remember dreams. Remember your dreams. Remember what weariness feels like. Remember that chair. Remember all the keys you've lost. Remember doors and doorways. Remember that hall. Remember what vagueness feels like. Remember the sound of wind chimes. Remember violins. Remember the impossible softness of this pillow. Remember water. Remember the smell of an early morning. Remember rain-soaked mornings. Remember the sounds of morning. Remember how quiet sadness can be. Remember what laughing feels like. Remember how your laughter echoes upward. Remember the falls you've had. Remember how soft surfaces can be. Remember how hands are surfaces. Remember soaring. Remember solitary silences. Remember shared silences. Remember what hunger feels like. Remember sweetness. Remember what bland tastes like. Remember soaring. Remember how awake the mind can be. Remember lullabyes. Remember Thursdays. Remember that Thursday. Remember forgetting. Remember the comfort in slumber. Remember this road. Remember your footfalls. Remember remembering.

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