Are memories a way of keeping Burt near?
He is always in my heart, but when I remember where we had been together, it’s as if he were actually with me.
Could I always have practiced this total recall? Was that much always available to me?
And where do these memories go when forgotten? Or, more like, temporarily out of mind.
Memory triggers the feeling that he’s actually at the theater with me. When I am lucky enough to remember some detail about how we got there, what we saw, these memories made me feel as if Burt were going with me wherever I go.
Remembering all sorts of little things I might not have before brings me closer to Burt.
Remembering a guy who had lost his memory seems sad and ironic.
Remember the time, you might say, and it would all rush back.
And the irony and the sadness lifts because the memories are so good.
this is our life 