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Writer's pictureAnu Okikiolu

Poem #269 Nostalgia


We carved our names in our secret corner,

a public time capsule

left for future generations to discover

so they can know that others existed before them

and others will after.

Then we left,

wide-eyed and innocent,

full of hope and ideas

that the world needed

and quickly devoured.

Our naive innocence gone

and our hope now strengthened with an iron will

that will see our ideas through to the end.

Yet a part of us still longs and aches

for the simple times

where smiles were real more often than not,

and our fears still unknown.

We reach for nostalgia as a way to

stay connected to our past.

But as ropes are oft to do

our bonds frayed and broke

as the dreams we chased

drew us away from each other.

But that's no matter

our friendship was made for a time and a season

to hold on any longer than usual

would be to clip our wings.

We were made to fly.

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