To Travel in Time

from 7/30/2025

I found myself sitting
on the couch tonight
after scrolling on my phone
and I hit play
on a playlist called
Feel Inside and Stuff Like that
and I leaned back
against a pillow
and curled my legs under me
and let my head fall back
and my eyes close
and I just listened,
and it’s a beautiful thing
how quickly, when I
finally allow space,
tears fill my eyes,
and each word in the song
connected to some place
deep inside
and what it was
was just the recognition
that time goes by
as it does
without a thought
for what’s behind
and how there are
so many distractions,
there is so much input
that my memories feel buried
or lost in the fog
and still time rushes on
and activity
and noise
and I so easily go with it
except tonight,
tonight I breathed deeply
and allowed myself
to travel back
to feel so much
in just a few minutes,
so much it seems
I had simply left behind

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