Memories Like Jazz

Snapped photos black ‘n’ white, time frozen, mosaic
Laugh echoes in hollow rooms, melodic, psychotropic
Faces blur, stories slurred, tales goin’ epileptic
Dreams a hazy mirage, reality cryptic, crooked

Fingers on piano keys, melody romantic,
Notes waver, fade away, ghost-like, frantic
Whiskey glass half-empty, thoughts kaleidoscopic
Words in smoke signals, imagery panoramic

Crystal memories jazzing, life cinematic,
Blues twirl in fog, scenes mix, overwritten static
Picture frame dusty, truth holographic,
Moments flutter in jazz, both real and graphic

Dim-lit alleys with shadows whispering rhythmic
Old loves remembered, feelings paradoxic
Mind’s record scratching, loops all frenetic
Reality and dreams blend, jazzed ecliptic

Horn blows a sorrow, smoky room tragic
Past dissolves like blue ink, water-bound magic
Polaroids scattered, memories sway electric
Scenes play on silent, each frame eclectic

Melancholy rains, streets hum hypnotic
Eyes search for faces, remembrances episodic
Snapbacks to laughter, ephemeral, metabolic
Time taps a beat, jazzed, mnemonic tonic

Concept and imagery: Stephen Cowdery
Music: Suno