Memories are a wondrous thing
Some stay hidden in the backs of our minds
Unbeknownst to us
And a simple smell can bring the memory
Rushing forward as though it has just happened
Walking into that greasy burger-joint
That smells of fast food and gluttony
Brings back memories that can’t be forgotten
That smell fills every bone in my body
With memories of you
I thought I had filed them away
For safekeeping and rainy days
But that burger-joint brings them all
To the forefront of my mind
The easy laughs
The easy flirtation
The way I fell for you so easily
And so slowly I hadn’t even realized
Until it was too late
Then the smell fades after awhile
But the memories stay with me
And I’m hit again with the pain
Of knowing that whatever
We had is gone
It has dissipated into the air
And become nothing