Past



Where is the past?
Soon as I think of it
It is gone
Where is the present?
Soon as I think of it
Like the wind it goes
I cannot change
Or even touch the past
Or the present
My mind should always
Hold on to all that exists
The future is always there
There alone, is hope and truth!

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Written on June 23, 2023

Submitted by Emmanuelntezeyombi on June 23, 2023

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