I remember the shine of compact discs
Using them as makeup mirrors
Applying lipstick with giggling friends
While another CD
Blasted out music from the stereo
I remember the warning
"Do not touch the lens"
I remember the smell of warm metal
When my CD player would heat up
From playing for too long
I remember burning through batteries
So many batteries
I remember the ludicrous hilarity
Of the statement "anti-skip"
And I remember further back
I remember the plastic smell of cassette tapes
The tension of the eject button
The satisfying click of the tape popping out
I remember the whir of the reel
When the music went silent
I remember the
"One side must be longer to preserve the continuity"
I remember the tape getting twisted inside the casing
And being a conspiracy theorist over "backmasking"
I remember exactly which ink pen
Worked best to wind the tape back into its casing
I remember the heartbreak
Of a tape deck eating a tape beyond repair
And I remember further back
The satisfying look of a stack
Of multi-coloured 8-track tapes
The faint squeak of reel-to-reel
When the music faded
I remember having to open up the casing
And crazy glue that little foil piece
That holds the two ends of tape together
I remember the dreaded "black tar"
That stopped the tape from sliding into the player
I remember carefully cleaning the heads
With rubbing alcohol
So the music wouldn't
Bleed through from the other side
And I remember further back
I remember the hum of the record player
When I would turn it on
I remember placing the needle
On the edge of the record
And loving the sound of crackles
Before the music started
I remember the little, plastic
Adapter for playing 45s
I remember the unrivaled
Warmth and richness
Of vinyl records
But mostly I remember
My deep and unabiding
Love and respect for music
And the magical little devices
That brought it to me
About the Creator
A. R. Ambrosi
I like to write, if that makes me a writer, then rock on!
I started writing as a child because I ran out of stuff to read. So, I only write stuff that I like. If you like it too, awesome! Enjoy! ^_^
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