Coffee House Writers

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Article Categories
    • Fiction
      • Action & Adventure
      • Fantasy
      • Historical Fiction
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Romance
      • Science Fiction
      • Speculative Fiction
      • Suspense & Thrillers
      • Westerns
      • Women’s Fiction
      • Women Sleuths
    • Nonfiction
      • Astrology & Tarot
      • Biographies
      • Business
      • Creativity
      • Creative Nonfiction
      • Cooking, Food & Drink
      • Culture
      • Current Affairs & Politics
      • Design, Fashion & Style
      • Entertainment
      • Environment
      • Health & Wellness
      • History
      • Home & Garden
      • Lifestyle
      • Media
      • Memoir & Autobiographies
      • Narrative
      • Paranormal
      • Parenting & Family
      • Reviews
      • Science & Technology
      • Self-Help & Relationships
      • Spiritual & Religious
      • Sports
      • Travel
      • True Crime
    • Poetry
      • Acrostic
  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Our Founder
  • Meet Our Admin
    • Chief Editors
    • Editors
  • Testimonials
  • Apply
  • Login

logo

Coffee House Writers

  • Home
  • Article Categories
    • Fiction
      • Action & Adventure
      • Fantasy
      • Historical Fiction
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Romance
      • Science Fiction
      • Speculative Fiction
      • Suspense & Thrillers
      • Westerns
      • Women’s Fiction
      • Women Sleuths
    • Nonfiction
      • Astrology & Tarot
      • Biographies
      • Business
      • Creativity
      • Creative Nonfiction
      • Cooking, Food & Drink
      • Culture
      • Current Affairs & Politics
      • Design, Fashion & Style
      • Entertainment
      • Environment
      • Health & Wellness
      • History
      • Home & Garden
      • Lifestyle
      • Media
      • Memoir & Autobiographies
      • Narrative
      • Paranormal
      • Parenting & Family
      • Reviews
      • Science & Technology
      • Self-Help & Relationships
      • Spiritual & Religious
      • Sports
      • Travel
      • True Crime
    • Poetry
      • Acrostic
  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Our Founder
  • Meet Our Admin
    • Chief Editors
    • Editors
  • Testimonials
  • Apply
  • Login
  • The Woods

  • The Fellowship of the Broken

  • The Risen You

  • The Strength of Pride

  • Mama Knows Best – Chapter 12

  • The Island Flamingo: Chapter 45

  • In Deep Water: Chapter 23

  • Fun Has No Age Limits

  • Tuned to You

  • I Remember

  • The Invitation: Part 2

  • Lament

  • Mama Knows Best – Chapter 11

  • A Swimmer’s Encounter

  • The Kindness of a Stranger

  • In Deep Water: Chapter 22

  • Sorry

  • My Shadow Remains

  • Waning Moon

  • Relentless

Poetry
Home›Poetry›The Sound of the Past

The Sound of the Past

By Riley Irwin
April 13, 2020
1166
0
Share:
Photo Credit: Riley Irwin

It was not the song itself that made me cry, but it was the memories that played out within my mind that left my cheeks damp.
Even after I stopped the song – and the record ceased to spin, I could still hear the giggles of the past.

I squeezed the pashmina draped around my neck until my palms burned. It’s funny how the things we try so hard to forget lurk inside of our brains, once in a while appearing during our sleep, and then creep back into our thoughts when we least expect it.

The music was off, but my muffled sobs continued the song.

You do not have to love someone in order to grieve their absence. You do not have to miss someone in order to wish that they were there with you. You do not need an explanation as to why you are sad and simultaneously apathetic to their mere existence.

And when someone asks you why the song left your entire body shaking, you do not need to say a single word. Music has a way of taking us back to places and times we did not know existed and that we may have never been to before.

As I laid against the carpet with my eyes squeezed shut, I felt my foot rub against the smooth wood of the record player. As the pain of memories intensified, I pressed down the needle and began to listen again.

TagsgriefSad
Previous Article

Broken Roses

Next Article

Aching Love

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0

Riley Irwin

Do you how do? If you understood that reference, we are definitely soulmates. Anywho, HELLO, my name is Riley and you are twice as likely to see me around because I am an identical twin. I currently attend NAU and am majoring in biology and minoring in psychology. My favorite things include black coffee, cute dogs, and running uphill. Bad puns and sarcasm are in my blood, so you are going to have to bare with me kids.

Related articles More from author

  • EntertainmentLifestyleCreativitySelf-Help & RelationshipsPoetryMemoir & Autobiographies

    Three Weeks After Valentine’s Day

    March 16, 2020
    By Riley Irwin
  • Couple with borealis behind them
    EntertainmentLifestyleTravelCreativityParenting & FamilySelf-Help & RelationshipsFictionMemoir & Autobiographies

    Broken Promises – Part Four

    July 20, 2020
    By LC Ahl (Lucy)
  • CreativityParenting & FamilySelf-Help & RelationshipsPoetryMemoir & Autobiographies

    I Am Sorry

    August 20, 2018
    By Riley Irwin
  • CultureDesign, Fashion & StyleCreativityPoetryEntertainmentLifestyle

    Indebted

    June 8, 2020
    By Calpernia Charles
  • CreativityPoetry

    Cruise Control

    June 18, 2018
    By Riley Irwin
  • forest
    Memoir & AutobiographiesHome & GardenLifestyleParenting & FamilySelf-Help & RelationshipsFiction

    The Sensations Of Melancholy

    April 26, 2021
    By Chelsea Wolfe

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You may be interested

  • EnvironmentTravelCultureMediaCreativityParenting & FamilyFictionMemoir & Autobiographies

    Scary Fest Continues With Haunted Tucson

  • The text "In Deep Water by Jessi Hoff" is set against a deep-water background.
    FictionRomanceScience Fiction

    In Deep Water: Chapter 4

  • prison cell
    FictionScience Fiction

    Orion’s Embrace – Part Three

Timeline

  • July 7, 2025

    The Woods

  • July 7, 2025

    The Fellowship of the Broken

  • July 7, 2025

    The Risen You

  • July 7, 2025

    The Strength of Pride

  • July 7, 2025

    Mama Knows Best – Chapter 12

Latest Comments

  • LC Ahl (Lucy)
    on
    June 27, 2025
    Thanks, Jill! Hang onto your hat! Twist & turns and lots of mystery ahead!

    The Invitation: Part 2

  • Jill Yoder
    on
    June 27, 2025
    Hmmm. An intriguing story, indeed. Secrets, secrets, and mystifying circumstances.

    The Invitation: Part 2

  • Cheryl Batavia
    on
    June 16, 2025
    Ivor, poignant, but sweet and lovely. Beautiful photo. 💕

    Sorry

  • Ivor R Steven
    on
    May 17, 2025
    Hi Violet, thank you for visiting my poem here at Coffee House Writers magazine . I ...

    Half

  • violet
    on
    May 13, 2025
    Sometimes it doesn't matter as long as you are all the way there. This was so ...

    Half

About us

  • coffeehousewriters3@gmail.com

Donate to Coffee House Writers

Coindrop.to me

Follow us

© Copyright 2018-2025 Coffee House Writers. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s administrator and owner is strictly prohibited. Privacy Policy · Disclaimer