Memories

[Dark Muse]

Memories

Sometimes sweet
sometimes bitter

But always they shape who we are
where we have been

Whispers to our souls
if only we listen

Some allow themselves to drown
but floating within even the deepest abyss
they always offer a life raft

For their existence is proof
that you have survived

Without them
you are only a shell
empty inside

But they are only ghosts
can only hurt if you allow them

Their power is only in shadow
burn the light of life
and watch as they dissolve

They lie within your power
you may sink beneath them or understand
they are now reduced to illusion

If you choose to live within them
you will be lost forever

You do not have to denounce them
to no longer live in your shadows.