The Past



The past is the past;
Alter it, you cannot.

The past is the past:
Its records you cannot erase:
Saddening; pleasurable
Its memories maybe.

In deep intropections
You may wallow;
In soberly brooding
You may dwell;
You cannot change it.

Your feelings are hurt
Because sad ideas bombard you within;
Certainly you erred
In endeavours you expected success, but earned failure,
Or, were rewarded with
Ingratitude
And disappointments
By someone you loved:
You cannot change it.

But it's easier to remember
your failures than successes:

Hurts you
Betrays you
Irritates you
Fustrates you;
But
Better FORGET.

About this poem

Our pasts can haunt us so badly, we find it difficult to move forward. (I have a movie script titled: "Haunted By An Ugly Past", which is yet to be produced.). 'The Past' is more than 30 years old. The Bible tells us in Isaiah 43:18' to do away with past.

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Written on July 27, 1981

Submitted by Chinonyeisraeluche on April 29, 2023

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Israel Uche Chinonye

Nigerian, Igbo BA(Hons),1982, University of Calabar; Theatre Arts, PGDE, 1987, UNN Poet, author, publisher Retired teacher more…

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