Painful Memories

Painful Memories I awake and find it quiet and still With Morning so far away My mind starts drifting in and out To the past and to present day Shadows can’t dance in the night But they can invade my mind I can see them from past to now As they parade without measured time I have seen them as they flickered Here and there in my soul Bringing back painful memories That forgetting was my only goal. I guess I will never forget The painful memories that reside In my heart and in my soul They are the measure of pain I abide. The pain has helped strengthened me Against the pitfalls of my life And even brought some happiness As I became a good man’s wife Sometimes late at night When morning is far away Gather your memories close… Give them a special place to stay Connie Moore