“I forced everything your mother loves into one song” my dad sheepishly smiled as he handed me the mixtape.
The mixtape was a gift that my dad gave to my mom when they were dating in college. With the few tools he had, and the large amount of love in his heart, he created a song that essentially combined my mom’s home, her past and her future. You can hear the comfort my father tried to give when my mom was down, the happiness he felt when he was around her, the overcoming of a bitterness they must have once felt for each other, and the careful yet daring curiosity of a future.
As I listened to the song, I felt… full. The fullness of the different instruments, beats, and melodic lines that were woven in and out to create this token of love filled my ears and my heart, taking me back to when my parents were once in a budding relationship. It’s reassuring… knowing that my parents were once in young love too.
Mira-ie 
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