Return to Yesterday?

by Chelle Wood - Cancer

I miss the naivety
The innocence 
of my childhood
But no
Innocence is unattainable
Oh to go back
Turn the timetables, return to 
yesterday
But no
The same would follow
History repeats itself
Such a sweet dream lost
A yearning
For something not meant to be
The laughter of my youth
I strive to forget yesterday's pain
I will it to some dark, repressed recess
No knowledge
No remembrance
Oh to go forth
Soar into tomorrow
Wallow in the luxury of my 
self worth
But no
Stripped bare 
Flayed to my inner most awareness
The thought that in some cases 
ignorance is bliss
But no
Knowing is half the battle 
won~

Birth sign: Cancer
Date created: 2000-12-13 11:06:50
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:10
Poem ID: 58960

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