Not Anymore
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Without poetry, life would be unbearable; without roots, it often is. But poetry makes everything sunny and better, same goes for friends!!!
The meme is made by my dear friend Mel.
Sitting on this bed, is large enough
Me to him, hands frantically talking
On paper, he replies: “It’s rough,
I won’t deny. One day you’re walking”.
Angry shrug, hah! Heard it all before.
Those friendly words won’t last:
“Don’t judge yourself by your past
You don’t live there anymore”
This rock, it’s cold, if creeps up spines
It refuses comfort, it’s unforgiving
Writing goodbye in a hundred lines
Past is why future is not worth living
Scared, cold, and lonely to the core
Incomprehensible words, a shadow cast:
“Don’t judge yourself by your past
You don’t live there anymore”
Wind blows my written words away
Language shattered in the wind
In the distance glows the day
In a myriad sparkles and I find
It hard to say: “I want no more”
So I turn around and go back fast
“Don’t judge yourself by your past
You don’t live there anymore”
It came so close, I was so near,
The wheels are squeaking madness
Not wanting death, but living fear
Anger, resentment, sadness.
But in my head the real words tore
And understanding there, at last:
I am done judging by my past
I don’t live there anymore!
Copyright © Darren White | Year Posted 2016
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