The adrenaline rush from roller coasters and tattoo needles

feed the addiction you forgot about. 

The scar on your knee from when Dominique knocked your bike over in ‘95

And the fucked up shit your mom said to you the other day are equally vivid.

 

You heard a song.

You know… That one song by whatshisface?

Made you remember spraying your clothes with febreeze to silence the

Joints, seafood, and laughter from the day

And now it makes you cry.

Tarnished.

 

Old Babies and Young Geriatrics are here to satisfy unfinished business.

See the ancient stories through new eyes.

Oddly enough, they ride bikes with ease even though it’s been a lifetime since their last try.

Into the new moments we’ve already seen.

 

Dendrites send messages to axons that neurons clench in their fists.

A junction between two parts of the same entity.

Equal to the distance between his lips and my ears.

Forgetting to remember the electricity

Choosing to remember how it changed me and how I couldn't forget him if I tried.

Images that I pray won't atrophy with time.

 

The sculpture and the sculptor are one in the same

It’s how you know that the flame is hot

You don’t remember learning, but you know better than to touch it.

Create in you, behaviors essential to self preservation.

Observe the sculpture changing as the sculptor sculpts.

Recalling the transformative mistakes made-

They became art.

As she lives and dies.