There is an unfamiliar face
I can’t seem to recall
in these faded photographs.
I am in this place
but upon seeing all
a memory that slipped from my grasp.
There is a smile I try to chase
and even if it left a printed trace,
it seems time has kept it from my soul.
Who knows with pain, can be effaced,
what was once mine, there is no more.
Oct 22, 2021
Oct 22, 2021 at 3:28 PM UTC
There is an unfamiliar face
I can’t seem to recall
in these faded photographs.
I am in this place
but upon seeing all
a memory that slipped from my grasp.
There is a smile I try to chase
and even if it left a printed trace,
it seems time has kept it from my soul.
Who knows with pain, can be effaced,
what was once mine, there is no more.
10/20/21
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