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Bittersweet

all memories have a peculiar effect 

just enough to get you lingering

wondering what it was like


every flashback ships you to way back then,

every expression twitches on your face,

with the bad ones;

either it chooses to haunt you, 

or you choose to see beyond, and hold yourself.


its not often when memories are eternal,

at times a memory fades away,

and yes, even the good ones.

we all just have a strange feeling,

about these that used to be, 

and we realise we don't have a word for a memory lost. 


the world around us, 

is full of floating forgotten memories,

be it a place, a souvenir, a person, or a song or a moment, 

its all there; just not where we remember,

and that's the bittersweet part of it.



By: Shaon Bandopadhyay

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  1. Anna Mary Mathew6 April 2023 at 08:55

    I have always enjoyed your writing. And I must say the last paragraph is glorious!!
    I love it!

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