so many memories
this time of year
remembering
the good and bad
loved ones
now so far away
they pull at me
surrounding me
drowning me in yesterdays
will I succumb
and spend my tomorrow
in what’s already done?
so many memories
this time of year
remembering
the good and bad
loved ones
now so far away
they dance about
tugging my heart
filling me with bittersweet
will I escape
and spend right now
in my before?
keeping memories
this time of year
and making more
the good and bad
loved ones
near and far, old and new
The Wisdom of Gavroche 