The Mess: 3.1.22

Time is a strange thing.

A song I wrote came to mind

Given the recent events,

But I wrote it in 2017,

5 years ago.

My favorite hat,

Served me well for a decade.

What was once white,

Has yellowed with

Sweat and dirt,

Sunscreen caked to the inside brim,

Bleaching the black fabric.

I want a new one,

But I know I cannot replace

What I have.

I want something that is

Simple and timeless.

Something not immediately tied

To a brand,

Or a team.

Movies love to invent

Ways to travel in time.

Most recent

And arguably most famous,

Avengers: Endgame;

Where our heroes go back in time

To the first Avengers movie.

Remember how much you liked that movie?

I think songs are the closest thing we have

To a time machine.

When you hear those sounds,

You are transported back,

To speeding down 1-94,

On the edge of breaking down

Cause she was wrapped up in his arms,

Something you should not have seen.

Why did you go back?

That shit changed everything.

Or you are back in that computer lab,

Hiding tabs, so the teacher wouldn't see,

Turning up the volume in your headphones

Just a bit louder.

Your future self wants to listen in.

Or your in First Ave

By yourself cause your friends

Had something "Better to do"

And your favorite band

Opens with a song that is perfect for

That specific day.

A critique of patriotism and

National duty,

On the day of jingoism,

#NeverForget.

These are all incredibly specific moments

"In my life

(Did you know that is a Beatles song)"

-My Dad literally half an hour ago.

All these frozen moments in time,

Accessible through the music,

Like a key to a memory.

Those connections remain,

After the hats have been worn out,

After all that time,

You are back in that moment,

for 2-5 minutes.