I need not go back
I am now a sum of what was
To forget yore is to lobotomize
To clench is to dam time’s flow
Flow halted, nutrient starved
You stop, yet time spills
And soon you’ll find
nothing left
A husk
You
All alone
Memory’s slave
Weave into the now
Threads of once was
Let flow the waters of life
Let rest your aching hands
Forget not priceless history
It is part of who I am now
I need not go back