The Past Can Change You

I use to call that house my home.
Now it makes me feel so alone
That is just another memory.
Another entry in my diary.
With every second that passes by.
I'm always looking back questioning "Why?"
And every minute that travels past me.
I finally start to really see.
All of that has happened.
All of that has been changed.
Was to make me smarter?
To make me wiser?
As I look back, now I truly see.
That everything that happened, happened to me.
I know I can't change the past.
It can't even be a task.
But, the future is where I'm headin'.
And you can put your bet in.
Where I'm goin' I can be free.
That where I'm goin' I can be me.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 6/23/2013 6:49:00 AM
RIX, Congratulations on having your poem featured on the soups home page. Take care and enjoy the coming week. ~XOX~ *LINDA
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Date: 5/26/2013 2:35:00 PM
Skat and Anne-Lise, thank you for the positive feed-back. It means a lot. Glad you enjoyed this one. I also write stories. If you are interested in reading one you may email me at the_joker_lives_inside_me@yahoo.com Look forward to hear from you! ~Gwendolyn
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Date: 5/26/2013 4:04:00 AM
Gwedolyn, a enjoyable poem to read. - Welcome to P-Soup-Hope you will get much pleasure from sharing your poems here with us. - Have fun with poetry! - Welcome to read some of my poems. - Have a nice Sunday. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 5/25/2013 11:55:00 AM
Gwedolyn, your poem is very enjoyable :-) A nice warm welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best in your writings. I hope you find this community to be one of the best. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets, and myself? If you ever want or need feedback on any given poem, please look me up by clicking on my name anytime you're on line. I'm looking forward in becoming your #1 poetry soup fan. Keep me posted every time you post a poem <3 LUV ~SKAT~
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Date: 5/21/2013 9:46:00 AM
This poem is great! it reminds me of my poem "Free to be Me" and also a few parts of other poems I have on the Soup. Check my poems out and tell me what you think...
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