You cannot return to the past
no matter how hard you try,
the memories which remain
only make you want to cry.
The faces of the departed
are forever in your mind
and you know replacements
you will never find.
Telling yourself the nights
will get better never works
for there in the darkness
all your memories lurk.
Looking ahead to the future
is an impossible task
while here in the present you hide
yourself away behind a mask
to hide the feelings
you do not want to show
to people you wish
you did not even know.

so well said. Wonderful lines written.
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Thank you.
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