Wondering

wondering through your memories

are you?
What do you see?
moments in time you were happy
others when you were sad,
friends long since expired
others brand new,
jobs you ran towards while
other from which you fled...
memories of a different life
a gentler, kinder world where
we were civil and
proud to be alive,
remembering marriages and
children...  relatives and
grandchildren,
friends now deceased
others still alive...
mistakes and successes
about the same
but never did you want to
leave where you came from
or talk ill of those who
disagreed with you,
yelled at you...
or called you names,
wondering through your memories
are you?  
Well, what do you see?

November 26, 2024