Light a fire
Pour a drink
Draw the curtains
Think of a song to sing
Go back in time
Sift through rows of memories
Bring out a leaf
Go slowly over it
Take more time now
Then you did when you lived it
Play it on loop
Touch it again
And again,
If it was bad the first time
Or if it was good
You’re safe now
Or gone too far
To fear it
Or desire it again
And as the fire roars
And the drink warms up
Let the song escape
Through your lips
Touched by the memory
In that moment
Let your memory add
Another leaf
To be taken out
In another time.
