Yesterdays Thoughts
I would not return to yesterday,
Unless it was one of two particular times
In which I could say word’s left unsaid
Before death stole my friends from me
Otherwise, I make the best of each new day
I appreciate the ones that got me this far
The good ones, I can re-create
The bad ones, I can try to avoid
Yesterday before today, was fine just the same,
With various activities that filled my time
Many things decorated my life with smiles
I accept this one life given with all the good and bad
Doing what I can in positive ways, with truth
Enjoying the simplest things as a single butterfly
So many simple things that pass in a split second
I choose the gifts of good memories to think about now
Holding them close to my heart, as I go on my way
My vessel is my mind and voice, led by my soul driving it
My beliefs are on the map I follow, until my time comes
When all the yesterdays are one
Heidi Sands
12/1/21
Was written for the Y contest, but I made a mistake and the contest does not accept free verse poems
Copyright © Heidi Sands | Year Posted 2021
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