A past removed, No tears shed, Why would I miss, The recess laughter, Resounding in my ears, The fires of Hades, Burning times most would find precious, They haunt me, A time to which I'd never return, My present burning so much brighter, Hope, love & light, A future where I can finally smile, So why would I dwell, Finding myself nostalgic, On ghosts of memory, That tortured my soul, And gave me reason to write?