Memory Lane

Sometimes when I go for a drive

I turn down Memory Lane

I don't think about it

It just happens that way

The road goes on ahead

And I can still see where I'm going

But the world becomes a memory

And the memory starts flowing

The bright green of the grass

Neon but softer

The crisp texture of the trees

Swaying in a remembered breeze

The perfectly uneven cut of the wood posts

The welcoming blue of the morning sky

Bumpy is the road

But smooth is the ride

The sun shines brightly

Blinding orange

Dawning on the day

Rising with the past

I don't see the images

I see the present

But I feel their warmth

I feel their love

I remember meeting my husband

Smiles and laughter

I remember my imagination

Books and blankets

Bright is the sun

I can still see shadows

But they pale in comparison

To what casts them

It's broken and in pieces

But I remember it whole

Chained to my heart

I won't let it slip away

The soundtrack plays

I've attributed many songs to the past

But a Neon Trees song loops now

And I'm okay with that

I'm home again

The colors are fading

Memory Lane stopped at the driveway

I'll see it again soon

Next time I might see today

I might see yesterday

It's a neverending road

It remembers tomorrow

The good times are along the way

The bad times are just shadows

Chained to my heart

But smooth is the ride.