How Many Times Have I Remembered?

May. pistachios and rose water. leaving the house without a jacket for the first time. a new writing routine, pages stiff with bullet point-scribbles. rain-dripping chestnut blossoms. Nabokov. white tea with rose petals. first hopeful hints of summer florals, of jasmine, ylang ylang and orange blossoms. lunch in the park. Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. reading obsessively – sinking into daydreams, the warm comfort of nonfiction, letting poetry melt on my tongue. rosy-warm evenings after dance class. capturing fleeting moments of happiness and pressing them between pages of my journal.

Alexa Demie for Interview Magazine, 2019 | Ph by Alana O'Herlihy

its always like be careful this song might become a memory. this cologne might become a memory. this brand of beer might become a memory. i time travel all the time

Ayomide Tejuoso, My Sin is Blue, 2022

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