From the mountain top, by the grave, I zoom into see the sea and the water tower I grew up throwing rocks at - the ripple sounds that blasts through the space upon impact sticks out in my memory. Zoom! Zoom into make sense of the beautiful place I’ve always felt safe but can now wander around as timelines between past and present roll along parallel lines in my thoughts. I am 7, climbing in the tide pools, I am 14, texting a boy I like on the beach. I am 23, recounting memories of my grandfather with my grandmother as I feel their love still lives within her. I am 32, on a mountain, gaining perspective of how quietly a place can gently hold so many emotions all at once.
Kelly Severseike 