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How do you remember things? 

Dancing 

I remember dancing 

The sound of our feet hitting the kitchen floor 

The scratch of the CD that was obviously played way too many times 

But it didn't matter

We knew every word to every song 

I remember running

The sound of my heart pumping blood throughout my body telling everything to stay alive 

My feet didn't take me anywhere 

I'd always come back to the same conclusion 

I wanted to become the skyline 

But I never even got close to the shore 

I remember breathing 

The sound of my chest collapsing 

My arms turned to dust and I could no longer feel the blood rushing in my legs

Everything was still around us 

I was meant to be there 

Breathing in the silence 

I knew it would end 

I remember 4am

The sound of my wall clock continuing to go in circles 

Never getting anywhere 

Sleep was a mystery and dreaming only happened in my writing 

I watched the clock change from dreaming to wishing 

Then from wishing to forgetting 

Also known as 6am 

The sun pushing through the leaves in front of my window 

Pulling my sheets closer to me 

How do I remember things? 

Sounds 

I'm trying to listen harder 

The world is so loud 

Life is a time lapse 

You could miss that skip in your heart when you fall in love for the first time 

The crunch of leaves on the first autumn morning 

You could even miss the silence 

That silence at 4am when your mind is racing trying to reach the finish line 

Listen to the quiet 

Everything is in slow motion 

If you look close enough you can see the clouds moving 

Can you hear your heart beat? 

Your dogs feet across the tile floor?

Your mothers breathing in the other room?

I don't remember it being this way 

Life in slow motion 

So how do you remember these moments? 

Through a smell 

A thought 

Your heart accelerating 

What you saw 

Those bright lights always flashing around you 

You can remember it however you want 

But why did you forget it?