Memory Lane Poem by Alicia Meyers

A quick stroll through memory lane,
T'was not the day,
That I braved,
Through the memories that I fade away.

I watched every retention,
Letting the heart inside keep breaking,
A tear streamed down my cheek,
Glancing away from those who are seeming bleak.

I hide my face from those who assume,
Including those I'm devoted to,
The past that I fear, I try to outrun,
But somewhere, somehow I'm left with only one.

My miserable face,
Keeps getting sadder every day,
From this recollection I'm forced to see,
Why can't my conviction be set free?

I turn to every frame,
Every window pane,
But all I see,
Is a very depressed memory.

T'was the day that I'm too inadequate,
That I'm too shy and yet not over it,
My reminiscence won't go away,
I guess that it will forever stay.

A scar that cannot heal,
For something that is so real,
Yet no one will remember,
The memories locked inside the chamber.

I used to be an open book,
Page by page I overlooked,
When everyone assumed,
That was when I hid the truth.

A pathway full of sad memories,
That I do not want to see,
I close my eyes,
And wait to rise.