from sunburst

the learned

I stare into my own heart
and through my own eyes.

I see the wake of the days
that have passed me by.

And I see
that I've finally been able
to make friends
with the mistakes and failures
that I've begrudgingly chosen
to leave behind.

But I will forever carry the weight
of their memory
in my heart,
and by my side.

from Dear Diary

the looking glass

In the midst of
the sultry summer sunshine,
I stare into the looking glass
at the days gone by.

I see a reflection of myself
and the person whom
I used to be.

I was so very shy,
and soft-spoken,
with an unquenchable thirst
for a better place in time.

Oh how nervous I was
to speak my mind
or share my thoughts
with anyone.

But I'm not that person
anymore.

I'm nothing like
the timid little girl
I left behind.

And as I sit here staring
into my own two eyes,
I must assume
that the little girl
I knew so very long ago
finished serving her place
in time.