The Memories That Die
Personal memory by Darrian Benford
2000 • Columbus, GA, USA
As a child my cousin and I would walk to a small pond by the public library. There would be little ruins that were built long ago it was like a little adventure. Eventually they shut down the library and the river dried up and all of the frogs left I wanted to know what happened. I really loved that place but now going back to look at it is dried up and dead and it hurts seeing a memory gone.
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