Before there was social media
Before friendsters, facebook,
instagram and tiktok
I was here 25 years ago
walking the cobbled streets of Rome
Before mobile phones that
take video and pictures
I was here 25 years ago
taking pictures using camera
and film that needed to be developed
amazed at the sites I saw
I took some pictures
the kind of photos
that cannot be photoshopped
I remember the paintings,
I remember the architecture,
I remember the joy it brings
I was here 25 years ago
celebrated a birthday
I am here again celebrating
not just one birthday but 2
Despite the intense heat and
discomfort
there is amazement and joy
there were some surprises too
places I did not know and
things I did not plan to do
In a Roman Holiday
on an extremely hot summer day
I am here
and I remember
I was here
25 years ago
I do not love what I love
just 5 minutes ago
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