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Daniel Henderson's avatar

Beautiful poem with a heart breaking ending. Amazing how joyful and nostalgic the entire poem is and the last two lines really re-contextualize the whole thing.

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Trevor Louis's avatar

Thanks, Daniel.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Beautiful poem… heart break and loss off memories is a bit of identity being taken away.

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Trevor Louis's avatar

Indeed. The people you know and trust often become a part of you; a part of your memory.

Thanks for reading!

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Surprising ending, Trevor—captures the idea that memories, even happy memories of friendship and love, can be a burden when there's no one to share them with.

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Trevor Louis's avatar

Exactly, we don't remember things only because we experienced them, but also because we felt a certain way when we experienced them with someone.

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