Are memories a way of keeping Burt near?
His presence remains in my heart, but when I remember where we had been together, it’s as if he were actually with me, not just in spirit.
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 make me feel as if Burt is with me wherever I go.
Does remembering all sorts of little things I might not have before bring 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. These memories feel like flashbacks, fleeting, but tangible, real yet ethereal.
.
this is our life 