Remember Every Moment (part 1)

This is a descriptive essay that I wrote this past year. I'm going to post it in two parts, today will be part 1 and tomorrow part 2 will be posted. Enjoy.

Remember Every Moment (part 1)

Your cortex is currently attempting to organize random and meaningless signals. This is only a test. Gears are turning rapidly; you can hear the far-off drone, like an insect in motion. The central imaging department is furiously working overtime—sweat saturating their brows—to find a place for every last file you have collected today. Don’t be surprised if smoke begins to sting your senses and come out of your ears. This is the result of a frenzied, nonsensical, explosion of random thoughts and ideas, which is exactly where it all started. Have you ever woken up with dirt…in your teeth?

The last thing you remember is a low roar as the cars drift by on a dimly lit street outside. The room gradually becomes darker than an ancient king’s crypt; the bed beneath you carefully caresses your aching body and reality slips away—sleep. A slow trickle of rain gently begins tapping the window at the foot of your bed. Does it make a sound?

You are on an abandoned beach. There is a slight hint of salt in your mouth; could it be from the ethereal ocean before you? Or maybe it’s the margarita this setting involuntarily makes you crave. As the tide rolls in and then retreats, it laps at your toes. A cool, soothing sensation flows throughout your body. Warmth from the sun counteracts a brisk breeze that races over the ocean; it doesn’t get much better than this.