Letting go

Jeremy Leach

‘Let go of the past’ has always sounded easy to say

By colder people just wanting us facing forwards

Impatient and inconvenienced by the daemons that haunt us

Their selfishness bothered by the things in their way

 

But I’ve finally realised there might a deeper wisdom :

 

Perhaps there’s a metaphor about the river of time

And we cling dearly to our loved ones deep in the flow

We are scared because we desperately don’t want to let go

To see them quickly fade as the river winds

 

Am I just fighting the reality that we all have to go?

And am I aghast that I might forget to remember

The date, the time, of their death in November?

That one day no one will care, because no one will know

 

Should we ‘let go’ simply because of this deep truth about life itself?

  • Author: Jeremy Leach (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 1st, 2024 17:41
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  • buzzybee4you

    Really good poem!

    • Jeremy Leach

      Thank you, much appreciated.

    • Mutley Ravishes

      Great questions!

      • Jeremy Leach

        Yes. Appreciate the comment, thanks.



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