Stirlingshire, Balfron High School

Memories

Memories are like old clothes. You can put them to the back of your mind, fold them away in hidden drawers and forget they are there.

Then one day you see something, hear something, and you remember where you put them. You brush the dust away carefully, because memories are fragile things that can fade away like footprints in the sand if left alone for too long.

As you shake them out, you notice the holes that were not there before, and you find that you can no longer remember where you saw them last. You cannot recall what you talked about, and you do not know what made them laugh.

These details have worn away in the endless reach of time. But although some memories have slipped away, many more remain. You remember the way they loved their pets. You remember the way their face lit up like a candle when they smiled. And you can’t remember what you said to them in your many conversations, but you know how they made you feel.

These are the things that remain, because these are the things that matter.