Mnemosyne
Men dream into flesh between long nights, weaving their breath into memory,
and believing that memory mirrors the world,
as if men's names were not just water singing softly to be heard.
"Mnemosyne" takes its name from the Greek goddess of memory, and the poem quietly questions how solid human memory really is. It describes people dreaming their experiences into flesh across long nights, turning breath into memory, and trusting that memory mirrors the world.
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