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Mementos of the Past
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Mementos of the Past |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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I've tied up all those loose ends, My bridges I have burned. I've even kept a record, Of lessons I have learned. For my past indiscretions- I never will atone. So I have made my mind up- To run my race alone. I've always been a loner, Even in a crowd. And I don't need all my fingers- To count those I've allowed... To penetrate my armor, To really know my heart... Distance is no object, I have always dwelt apart. But a few sweet, cherished memories- Like faded photographs, Are locked away within my heart- Mementos of the past. |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
That is touching... A |
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Duck1946 Member
since 2011-05-16
Posts 84Nebraska |
Nice poem, Gunslinger. I do like how you turn a phrase. I'd like to be a loner too, but it's hard to do when a fella has a wife, three kids, four grandkids, and three great-grand kids. Partner, it's is way to late for me to be a loner. So I will just have to read your hard-luck poems and use my imagination. Delightful poem Tex, keep them coming |
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Juju Member Elite
since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429In your dreams |
Resentment and regret are a hard poison to swallow, but sometimes embracing the future and abandoning ties to the past is harder. I don't l know why letting go of something terrible is hard, but it always is. You think it wouldn't be that way. -Juju |
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