losing memories
losing memories
walking along the path of years collecting memories
carefully storing each one in its precious wrappings
put away in a special drawer to be preserved forever
gradually the space is filled as things must be sorted
important gifts to search for receipts to be perused
in the bottom caught cornered covered and cowering
who gave this what was it saved for does it have value
primitive triage dividing into keep maybe and discard
now after all has been separated is there anything left
bulging bags to recycle the stacks of papers to shred
into the dumpster heartlessly and ruthlessly cut clean
will another seek a treasure out of the damaged dreck
wait what is this hidden shoved deep into a crevasse
a dark secret long forgotten that should never be seen