why playlists are tsunamis

five songs
last me a month
a single playlist
i listen to 
over and over and over 
chewing it like a piece of gum
until it has gone 
dull and flavorless
and I spit it out
but
when i rediscover 
the songs I forgot
the nostalgia hits me
like a tsunami 
the memories dragging me under
to relive an era
in the currents
and for a breathless moment
I forget how to swim
 

AvaClaire

VT

18 years old

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