Saturday, June 19, 2010

OVER MY SHOULDER

Yesterday's post is one of my few autobiographical narratives. I rarely sit down and write "straightforwardly" about my past.

For a moment, I thought it would be easy to simply tell a simple story.

When I write, I approach memories sideways. In dark glasses, I peer from behind a curtain, scribbling a secret alphabet in invisible ink. With kaleidoscope, scissors and chance, I reconstruct (disassemble, scatter, twirl).

Complicated and convoluted intricacies bring us to "here's what happened."

In every remembrance, time is a prism refracting memories, senses, and desires. We write of mirages when we write of ourselves.

Nothing is as simple as "I enjoyed the crunchy celery."




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