Sunday, June 21, 2026

Memory Tap

 

In the hour of dawn when the moon still glowed,

I opened the rusted memory tap. 

Stories dribbled with a sputtering flow

as if woken by hiccups from a nap. 

Some were lukewarm and worth reminiscing. 

Few should have remained like a distant haze. 

Some tasted like a sweet cake with icing. 

Some left a bad taste - could not be erased. 

I switched off the tap for a few minutes. 

But I could still sense the gurgle of tales. 

I savoured all and sundry and tidbits.,

and will not let the flow stop nor run stale. 

As I soak and sink into this outpour-

my sink overflows yet I ask for more.


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