Every year i like to stand here
because every year gives me a reason to stand here
i’d feel the arid air encompassing me and inhale the humidity
the weather is so different at night than in the morning
the hazardous heat clears up and you’re left with the non presence of the sun and its remains: humidity
i’d get goosebumps from the cold breeze approaching me left and right
but it doesn’t bother me
what other time of day would i get to savor a moment like this?

i’d watch the stars witness this moment so that i can come back a year later and ask them if they still remember

i always remember.
i remember the stars that stood out most and the ones i had to look closely to see if they were there
and i remember the ones i would take a...