gentle dissolve

Jennifer Kite-Powell
2 min readJan 6, 2024
Photo by Alexander Krivitskiy on Unsplash

dissolve
dissolve
dissolve

where are my memories now?

dissolve
dissolve
dissolve

do i need all these protein molecules to remember?

dissolve
dissolve
dissolve

a series of neurons, glutamate and neurotransmitters working together to keep my memories from dissolving

gentle
dissolve gently

wait. i might need that memory of running through the spring rain in Paris later

stop. i need to remember that muted, transcendent light in our hotel room at the Paris Vendome. Your body tangled in Egyptian cotton sheets. Your hand reaching out to me

yes, i need to keep that one

dissolve gently
dissolve

pause. i might need that memory of the time I met you at St. Pancras and you had two bottles of Ruinart under your trenchcoat and squished box of Ladurée macarons

hold. i need to hold onto the sweet and salty smell of Barcelona after a late dinner with friends, waiting for a taxi to meet you at some hole in the wall that only served cervezas and prawn…

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Jennifer Kite-Powell

Speculative poet, flash fiction writer, author, podcaster & Forbes senior contributor. Read my work here, on substack or at www.jenniferkite-powell.com