MEMORIES

How can memories be so painful?
Even the pleasant ones.
Overcome by nostalgia,
I sit here alone,
Weighed down by the memories
Of a time gone by.
My solitude now,
Only serves to exacerbate
The pain I feel,
As I remember the times
We had together.
How did time pass so quickly?
Where did it fly off to?
I wish
You never had to go away,
Never had to leave.
I wish
I could have come with you.
Anything to spare me
The fiery hell I must now brave,
In the hope of seeing you again.


- Arnold D'Souza