I want to carry the past on my shoulders

Not as a load to bear, slung out of necessity

But like a squealing toddler… hoisted to get a better view, a new perspective

I carry the past in my mind

Like a precious heirloom, fragile and easily lost…sometimes misplaced, sometimes stumbled upon

Knowing its relevance is fading, knowing its connections to the present and future grow tenuous…knowing that what is forgotten, is what has truly passed

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