only the ones with the memories

Only the ones that have experienced the most pain will have a memory, a memory filled with hate and grief and longing for the ones they left behind and what they could've had.

Only the ones that have experienced the most happiness will have a memory, a vision of sunshine and rain and fullness beyond what they thought they could ever experience.

Only the ones who have experienced the most peace will have a memory, a memory filled with white and pastels and wishes for a more eventful life that can yield them more fruit for their work.

Only the people who have lived will have a memory, a memory of white and grey and black and blue and red and green and rainbows, a hurricane of thoughts and fury spinning through a clear blue sky.