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NOSTALGIA To forget the past Is to live as a Tree without roots To dwell on the past Is as a tree that does not grow Nostalgia for a forgotten Supposed time of joy abounds When the present displeases The past is ransacked And held up as an ideal Not paying homage to that great age That time of prosperity That time when we all got along Is it seems amnesia gone too far Despite the mind often creating A pseudo history In order to comfort us From our present misery Accepting what can’t be undone Nor recreated shows strength Moving on from the present Unshackling oneself from the past Is a frightful exercise To imbue one with good feelings To connect with our history Is the aim of reminiscing An endeavor That benefits us all The past must never be forgotten Its story must at times be told Lessons can be learned But sadly almost never will The pickling of a touch A kiss An intense yearning Or loss Makes yesterday always present with today We can never forget the past The intense pressure of Emotions bubbling within Will cause a step back in time That grounds us And helps us heal The recycle bin of the mind Deletes only for a time Any trauma That entered our psyche Will never truly be expunged Unnecessary memories Sometimes just refuse to melt away Some can dwell in the now And look to both the past and the future Others can never exit A state of mind that cannot Contemplate the present or Even want a future We must not forget We must not hesitate to remember We must always think of today Always wondering what the past Can contribute to our future Live in the present Leaf through the pages of history Expect the future
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