by Kelly Steier

Created on: May 08, 2010

"Don't Look Back"

The sunlit sky burned the endless edges of a boardwalk

that led to nowhere and everywhere,

tear stained moments spent in memories

so painful that the mere thought was edged deeply in her aged face

and yet there was an eternal mission that burned at tattered soul

that lived without receiving a mere bit of affection

now that that they were gone to a better place.

And yet, she longed for the precious time that had faded

into a sense of nothingness, no solace, no hope,

evaporated into a life of utter apathy

with a paint by the numbers horizon

that blended into one.

She was alone

to ponder, to reflect, to better understand

where it all went wrong and left her barren and cold

in even the heart of summer.

And she knew it was over,

the dreams, the hopes the aspirations,

of what could be...never was..never would be..

And in her mind she knew that she could never look back

because it was no longer there...

gone forever..and so was she. 

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