I Remember Yesterday, I Remember You
I remember yesterdays
Of sunshine on the field
The peals of teenage laughter
And tears that youth could wield
Would I go back? No never
Unless perchance to change
Sad destinies forever
In a world I find so strange
Though sunshine touch a million
Or a billion days of earth
I cannot change life's sadness
Nor share a mite of worth
A precious soul was she
In a world made of clay
Cruel hand of years rocked harshly
That young life wiped away
Would I go back? Forever
If, perchance to change
That destiny to never
Be wiped out by world strange
A heartbeat in a young chest
That beat with hopes and dreams
Who despite doing souls best
Melted into screams
Yes, Dear God, I'd take the chance
If by some great happenstance
I could let that soul feel worth
From that child's precious birth
Life is fickle in world strange
I wish I could elicit change
And know that heart is beating
But God would that be cheating?
To know the answers to the test?
I cringe, how can I share
In hardest lives that do their best
For that? No one even cared
I saw those little feet run
the canines all around
Laughter came in peals
From that dear little one
Nobody then could understand
Those dirty feet and grimy hands
Those canines were her all
That loved the poor rag doll
No one knew why as a teen
That precious soul
Could be so mean
And what could be the goal
I remember how I cried
When she took her life
She thought that only suicide
Could end the pain and strife
And
I remember yesterdays
Of sunshine on the field
The peals of teenage laughter
And the tears that youth could wield
Copyright © Bj Legros Kelley | Year Posted 2022
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