memory & music

melody

that which can make us remember

those sweet little tunes we whistle through our days

or rock riffs we mimic with our lips

as well as

free-flowing & rhyming rap lyrics, the classical tones

of arias &

symphonies which never cease to

please---

gorgeous burden-lifting

music

that which can trigger our pre-frontal

cortex

& send us into our own private

mental

movie

theater

where our own high definition

maximum remembrance

is projected within the walls

of that wonderful tunnel

between our heart &

mind.

 

because the pre-frontal is one of the

last to go when it comes to the deterioration

of our brains

even through the horrors of alzheimer’s,

our own accounts of good times that have now

passed on

instead, may very well

bounce back for a moment

bringing new joy in taking part again

in those second & minutes once savored

brought back to us

through the power of

song.