Let’s leave the past, to live where it died.

~ ~M

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I keep trying
to forget the past.
To leave all the hurts
buried deep
on that old,
empty road.
The place where
I was deserted,
left choking on remorse.
But everybody
wants answers,
and nobody understands
that I can’t breathe.
And when I’m forced
back on that road,
I can’t heal
or even catch my breath.
The air over there
is stifling.
And so many
broken dreams
are still dangling
in the wind.
I can’t keep
reaching out,
grasping hopelessly
at those lifeless strands.
So please,
I’m begging you,
let’s just leave the past
to live where it died.
Or else this life
won’t be worth living
at all.

© 2020 Michelle Cook

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14 thoughts on “Let’s leave the past, to live where it died.”

    1. Thank you… might just be our age. I think most of us are just over it as this point in our lives. Either way, it’s good to let go of all the stuff that keeps us stuck.

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