Dead Past

by steve1223adelaide, South Australia

Aug 2011 388 Views 4 comments

Dead Past

I heard a voice inside my head
It spoke of things long past and dead
Of things undone and sad regrets
Relationships that had gone bad

This voice relentless it can be
And giving one no mercy
Lashes ceaseless day and night
It makes me feel inferior

It brings up wrongs, deeds done
But no answer how to fix them
Past is dead, can't be changed
There's lessons to be learnt there

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Posted: Aug 2011

About this poem:

We can let the past haunt us or we can learn from our past mistakes and move on....our choice

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Comments (4)

thelmatallaGeneva, SwitzerlandAug 2, 2011

Past is dead but it should not make us feel bad, the memories & lessons of the past should not be forgotten. Nice write.

agoodguy2havesuffolk, Virginia USAAug 2, 2011

steve, yes good lessons to be learned here. who said "let the dead bury the dead"? applies to deed especially. ;-)

marikiaTbilisi, GeorgiaAug 2, 2011

Yes, things to be learned from past, but we must move on, cause there's no other way. We've been born to live and to err and do wrong again, intentionally or unintentionally, but don't worry, this spell ... it will pass, it can't last forever, there may be something good in store for us behind the corner. Just head on for that corner and see what's there. God will help us. Be hopeful, no sad regrets. Cheers, fellow poet!