Memories Of You And This Place

memories of you and this place

slowly overwritten by new stories

and old ones reshaping

less like fireworks this time

more like beachside bonfires

or sitting on the lifeguard tower

watching the warm waves

wash away your name in the sand

if you cherish me, i will wake up every morning and consciously choose you. i’ll hold your heart as dearly as my own. i’ll protect it better than i could ever protect mine. i’ll love the parts of you that you struggle to. i promise you’ll never have to feel alone again.

every so often, i forget to hate you. and when that happens, i fall right back in love.

Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934

i’m scared of the songs that remind me of you and the memories they elicit