memories

memories

the past day
felt like eternity
the last hour
has taken forever to pass

the bejeweled moments
of a forgotten time
without hope
have taken a millennium
to escape my memory

the diamonds
that stud the memories
seem dull
in this new light

the bright memories
of yesteryear
shroud in comparison
to this crystal clear morning

and i mourn not the loss
for they were never really mine
but this bright future
that i hold here
is owned entirely
by my own will