Stinking Memories

His clothes were smelling liquor and vomit
of the previous night,
together with the rubbish bin that he tripped
over, as he tried to look for an exit from the bar,
in the middle of the night.

A mysterious passersby took a photo of him,
and sent it to him via Gmail. Three weeks
later, sober and clean, he opened the mail
and saw himself. He couldn't believe he was
the one whose suit's color could not be
recognized. 

Embarrased, he deleted the photo and sent
it to the recycle bin, where all stinking
memories belong....
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Breedt Avatar
December 24, 2016 at 6:06 AM
Clever topic and very apt. Most people wont believe a compromising photo of themselves and keep living in perpetual denial. I lked this one
Kimathi Avatar
December 29, 2016 at 6:10 AM
You're right, Jannie. Dark truths about ourselves always hurt. Thank you so much for enjoying my piece!! ;-)
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