Keepsakes from Metamorphosis by Axon-Neuron

A scrap of paper
A discarded doodle
A ticket stub from an otherwise forgotten film
A gift, memento
A token of thanks
Fragments of feelings dislodged from the past

I'm torn, conflicted
On how to approach
This collection of keepsakes gathered before me
Garbage to toss
Or treasure to prize?
To cling to and cherish or cleanse and perish?

Reminders of loss
Missteps and mistakes
Baggage that weighs me down in the past
The ultimate challenge
To hold yet not be held
To learn and move forward, beyond their shadow

Reminders of love
A connection, an embrace
Nostalgia for the things that simply worked
Look back with fondness
Sincere, warm, and honest
Without doubting that more will lie ahead

To bound forth from the past
Without being bound to the past
Guided, not governed, by our ghosts.

• Jazz Fusion
• Progressive Rock
• Rock
• classical
• orchestral rock
• progressive
• Akron