Echoes Of Mine

It's late. I'm looking for my other home
And I take a path that I don't know:
A small trail that runs along the factories and the city, cutting through the forest.
I'm just beginning to glimpse nature
When suddenly, night falls.
I'm plunged into a world of silence
Yet I'm not afraid.
I fall asleep for a few minutes, at most
And when I wake up.
The sun is there and the forest shines with a brilliant light.

I recognize this forest.
It's not an ordinary forest
It's a forest of memories.
My memories.
This white and noisy river
My adolescence.
These tall trees
The men I've loved.
These birds flying, in the distance, my father gone.
My memories are no longer memories.
They are here, alive, close to me
They dance and embrace me
Sing and smile at me.

I look at my hands.
I caress my face
And I'm 20 years old.
And I love like I've never loved before.