Accumulated Time [Shirokuma Literature Club | Theme: "Memories of"]

Komaki-san, thank you for the prompt. Following the attached article, here I go.

(Work character count: 453 characters)

Memories of Tell me about time.

Told that, I try to trace back the time I have traveled so far in my mind.
No matter how far I trace it, it slips through my heart like sand scooped up by hand, and I cannot put it into words to tell it.
Where have all those joys, sorrows, and resentments disappeared to?

Ah, that was it.
The things I had locked away in the depths of my heart and crushed were no longer in the form of memories. At that time, I had thrown away what I should have said and what I should have sought.

Now, holding the distorted wreckage here, I am stunned for a moment.

While still stunned, I stared at the night sky, just waiting for the morning to come.

Memories of events did not become words.

Having lost their form and unable to maintain their individual shapes, they have hardened into deposits in the time that constitutes me, in that past.

My interior is made from the past.

My skin, my hair, my face.

They were being created right now by the life I spend today and tomorrow, and by the people who stay by my side.

The past sinks, yet it does not disappear.

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[Explanation and Apology]
The entry for the "Shirokuma Literature Club" posted early on 2025/09/12 had the wrong theme selected. I have temporarily returned it to draft status and plan to repost it at the appropriate time. I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to those who liked, commented, and viewed it. Please forgive me for this discourtesy.

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