cassette teenager
that was me — i relished
the concept of mixtape
tracks — an emotional
compilation received
from the core of one
to the fiber of another
propelled by an intense idiosyncratic
system — it was not enough
to simply record the tracks
on the cassette
i used to paint the actual
tape once i\’d recorded
all the songs i\’d desired
i yearned for something tactile
to merge everything together
in my opinion to simply gift
someone you adore a compilation
that is supposed to echo
your truest desire
to simply hand write
a list of songs
onto the blank
provided cover
seems utterly mundane
and was not for me
i miss my tapes — the manner
in which the ribbons were abused
with pause, fast forward or rewind
although they would get stuck
sometimes and the tape attached
to the reels would unravel
that\’s when a pencil
came in handy
our contemporary digital world
offers a plethora of scope
for the imagination
however the inertia connection
to buttons on a machine
as opposed to a simple
touchscreen
affords an aged mind\’s
memories to linger
to reminisce
Title Quote: Van Halen
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