MEMORIES IN THE MIST
©Maggi Norris - April 14, 2001
I sit with pen in hand wondering where to begin.
They say my life is different, unique. To me, it was
life. It was all I ever knew. I suppose, I have many years behind
me. I hope for as many more ahead. Still, how do I tell about a
life that's only been partially lived?
Portions of my life are as vague and elusive as the
mist of rain that evaporates as soon as it touches your skin. Other
parts are deluges that drown my days with memories as deep as any
ocean.
When a memory begins you never know which it will
be in the end, a mist or a downpour. Only after, only then, when
you turn your face toward the clouds laced with the moments that
were your life and feel the first fallen tear filled memories will
you know which it is to be ... this time.