Haunted

Living one foot in the past
Yes, okay, sometimes two
Is not by choice
When it’s a past that holds you
By a tether
To your core.

Could it be any other way
When you love
With all your heart
In youth
In innocence
In foolishness?

(8/27/24)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Sidwell Avatar
August 28, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Well written! Gripping in its own way
Moore Avatar
August 29, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Thanks Robert. Apparently sometimes less is more!
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