On Holding On

How heavy is a memory never formed?

How can you miss something that’s never happened?

A subsequent déjà vu

Nostalgia for what could be

It's not desire

It's not hope

It's not an expectation

It's belonging to an idea of what could be

Missing its presence in the present. ◆

Illustration by Dalia Qadi (@__daliah).

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Sarah is a software engineer in the making with a knack for creative direction. Life, to her, is a series of projects, and her biggest one is the book that may never see the light. Contact Sarah through: @sarwmb on Instagram.