Rejuvenation

The power of time travel lies
In the laughter of your eyes.
It lifts me up and takes me away
Ten years ago today.

The demons in the past
Fade pale and fast,
As we re-enter childhood
To settle in the land of ‘could’.

But I cry out in fear
For sixteen again dear,
I have a heart to give
And ten hard years to live.

Originally published:

Clarke, R. (Ed) The Mentor 87, July 1995, fanzine published by Ron Clarke, Sydney, Australia, [Archival copy available online at  http://efanzines.com/Mentor/TM87COMP.pdf].

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Date: 4/1/2017 7:46:00 AM
That is a poem I can relate to, so much you said in these few lines that are so much poetry the same time... Plus what Chris said. And thank you for reading my poems :)
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Date: 3/31/2017 3:37:00 PM
Nicely rhymed and this flowed smoothly. Well done.
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Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer
Date: 3/31/2017 6:21:00 PM
Thank you Chris.
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