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Of Memories Old and New

August 2, 2018
By CTGreene PLATINUM, Aurora, Colorado
CTGreene PLATINUM, Aurora, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars; the deeper the grief, the closer is God" - Fyodor Dostoevsky


In forgotten rooms and dusty shelves,

Long corridors and secret places,

Old memories fade (of our broken selves).

Vast holes remain where before were faces;

Eternal love fails to nourish the phantoms of my past,

Yet you remain, and that suffices

Only hoping that this will last,

Unable to overcome these sacrifices.

 

And today old life dies and new life begins

In the crossroads of space and time.

Tomorrow will bring its own joys and sins;

As for today, I'll confess my crime:

Never have I forgotten you

And never shall I fail to recall your voice

(This I feel and this I say: what can I do?)

--For in matters of love I have no choice.


The author's comments:

I wrote this poem on the last day of school, and though on the surface this poem might resemble a simple ode or rhymed poem, it's really talking about my love for a girl that I have to leave behind.


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