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the perfect memory
by Emily Davidsoneveryone i know
obsesses over
the perfect memory:
some time when things were
just how they should be;
no complications
no stress
some sort of blissful utopia
and it seems every minute
is spent in nostalgia
with a sad yearning
beating the drum of their hearts
while they drag their feet
through today
but i ask this
honestly, and with genuine intent,
what's so bad
about right here
and what's so bad
about right now? 08/04/2008 Author's Note: learn to love the present.
Posted on 08/05/2008
Copyright © 2024 Emily Davidson
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 08/05/08 at 02:52 PM Well said. We seem to live in the psst or the future all too often. Unfortunately living in the present means we must be accountable for what is going on, what we are doing, etc. Facing ourselves now is often worse the calling up the best of past or drawing pictures of what we would like to see in the future. |
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