The h2g2 Poem
Created | Updated Sep 23, 2004
Memories of the Past
Walking towards the place where old memories live
Towards my past, my future retreats into a darker day
Memories and thoughts intermingle both old and new
Bringing with them glimpses of things from time far away
Memories of people who are withered and gone
Touches of a life that I had thought to forget
Places that once held my heart trapped in deep dread
A time of my life still remembered with regret
Silent wishes that I had not lived in such fear
Sadness at so many things that I could have changed
Shame that I could not fight for what was right
If only I had the strength in my character to be brave
Standing here in this place of my past
Looking around at the things so familiar yet lost
Remembering a time when all had seemed so black
So frightened to live, my life away so easily tossed
Years have past, but the memories are so clear
Dredged up from a time when life was the ultimate fear
Time can heal, this much I know to be true
Yet I cannot tell, my story I still can't share
Silently I weep for what was once my life
I turn and walk away, closing the door to the past
No lock can I turn to safely forget
But my future is here, walking forward bravely at last
