Silently, I walk, wringing anxious hands,

Crossing acres of once familiar land.

Fast-flowing memories of what was then,

That'll forever stay as my former when.

 

Mainly unminded though unforgotten,

Desires driven that were once begotten.

An age where optimism is attained,

Where possible, feared dreams are not contained.

 

My future holds with little certainty,

My present speeds discourteously.

Captivated by what was once my past,

When life was simpler and had reason to last.

 

Looking back over the shoulder of my life

positivity and hopefulness were rife.

What went wrong? What happened to that spark?

Past light extinguished, my future dark.

 

I had it all. You were my heart.

But our love sadly fell apart.

Goodbyes spoken with a final kiss.

Future lost. I now only reminisce.