Memories(August 25, 2009)

Memories
August 25, 2009

They are all you have left of the past,
of the faces you have seen,
all the places you have gone,
on things that you have done.

Some are horrible to think of,
some you wish could disappear,
but the ones that haunt you are the ones most needed,
needed in the sense that they made you stronger,
better even.

Some are wonderful,
some fill you with tears of joy,
these are the ones most cherished when you are alone,

But still they are all in the past,
never returning,
never seeing some of the faces you have lost,
places that have been distorted,
things that can never be removed.

You could keep the good and throw away the bad,
or keep the good but remember the bad enough to find the good,
for all the memories received,
remember that you can live each day making new ones,
yes, some might end up as bad,
you'll always have them,
but always remember there was good,
and good can still be found.