The Past

Why oh why did you leave
Please explain the rush
You surly will agree
Your backbone is my crutch

I'm doomed to reminisce 
Something short and sweet
You know I'll always miss
The way things used to be

You keep my favorite times
Where my memories reside
But you drew a dividing line
I cannot get inside

I often can't decipher 
Between fact and fiction 
Was it really that much nicer
Or a lustrous addiction

Craving the forbidden
More saturated grass
But the present, I'm forgetting
While longing for the past
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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Date: 8/25/2017 10:33:00 AM
A well-crafted poem Anne, a creative way to bring back the past, even if it means living the moment - Well done! - I like it - Mike
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Date: 8/25/2017 7:54:00 AM
Well done Anna, we all look to the past, some portion of it we could change into a better present. Being left behind is never easy. Keep up the good work.
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Date: 8/25/2017 7:13:00 AM
nice poem.
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Date: 8/24/2017 10:29:00 AM
The haunting past...a stinker for me lol...great write Anna...^WW^
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Date: 8/23/2017 8:30:00 AM
Great Poem!!!
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Date: 8/23/2017 7:34:00 AM
I loved your last stanza, that says it all right there! A very intense write, full of wonderment and awe throughout it! I surely loved reading your delightful poem this morning! Such a masterful piece my friend! Great Work!!
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