Memory

Memory, you can never escape her presence. She follows you always, unbidden, yet you cannot cause her departure. She will always accompany you, in any journey you take, she will be beside you for every step.

Those steps will not be traveled by only the two of you, for Memory never travels alone. If you walk with Memory, another will join in the journey. Often they will not journey with you all the while, memory will bid one farewell, and welcome another as you pass over new places. There is no knowing who will join the journey next.

With each new companion, Memory will take on a new look, in fact a new personality. At times, she and her companion may accompany you down paths full of splendor and smiles. Yet, the companion may change quickly, as the pathway becomes one of teary gloom.

For this reason, you cannot describe Memory’s face, for it is never the same. At times it may look old, and full of wisdom, at other times, young and innocent. Although she is your constant companion, you can never come to know her face.

Source: This was written for my creative writing class as a personification of an emotion