After the End

September 28, 2020

Endings are hard
To look back at something
At someone
And know that it's only a memory

That new memories will never be made
That to future generations
that voice and personality
are only pictures on the wall

But out of their memory
Something new is born
Something beautiful
An idea or bond or life

Without that story that ended
this wouldn't exist
This small change in the world
Even if it doesn't feel like much

This is important,
because they would've loved it
We can always remember them
When we see or hear the change

We can look back with happiness
At times now long gone
And remember
“That happened”

No one can take it from us
It's ours to keep
No matter what happens to those memories
Those feelings will stay with us forever