“RETROSPECT”
Having entered into a time when memories are naught but visions of the future,
I find myself mistaken in my dreams. As I have done, surely I will do again.
For once the path is chosen, the course is set, only eternity remains.
Now and again, I may stray near and far, yet, as sure as the rising sun,
‘till it rises no more, will I again find the way.
Must I suffer in my future as I see it pass before me in memories?
Progress is a circle that must eventually be joined.
All that I do to evolve into a greater being only leads back
To the humble birth I first awakened to.
Each day leads not to my future, alas, the truth lies in that
Each day leads back to the past.
Every step I take is one closer to that eternal sleep
And I wonder why sometimes I run?
Am I joyous in my agony,
Or do I suffer in my victory?
Still yet, I contemplate, for it’s true, I know not my feelings.
My memories contain a lifetime of sorrow,
Would my future hold not any less?
Again, I must sleep, I pray that I may not dream.