---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The past is the thing that shapes a person Who they dated How they acted What their interests were - It helps people learn Right from Wrong Good or Bad Left to Right Up and Down - Only words and pictures of our pasts exist now But how come they affect our mood? Our outlook? Our feelings? - Here in the present it changes our perspective on numerous things Our relationship Our behavior And how treat others - - But we quickly brush it away - - Some of us hold on to it and some of us let it go - The strong minded learn to let it go While the weak are the ones who hold on to it - But they hold on to much more than a mere memory - They hold onto a very frail friendship - In this present day ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------