Memories washed up upon the shore Only to be pulled back, inharmonious with time Sticks closer than a brother, hate interchanged with love Perseverance like no other yet broken down with a single word Deepest recesses of the mind it harbors, Hauntingly disappearing from thought Could not comprehend the romantic felicity of such memories Never been more alive than the day it occurred Though believed to be often misconstrued I hold them holier than thou