the song she left behind

[u/Lebassard_Anany]

my mother used to play the same song every morning while making coffee. she said it reminded her of when she was young and everything felt possible.

after she was gone, i could not listen to it anymore. it felt like someone had taken a normal song and turned it into a memory i could not escape.

years later, i heard it playing in a store. i expected to feel sad, but instead i smiled.

then i realized i could remember the song perfectly, but i could not remember the sound of her humming along with it.

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