The Past is a Candle at Great Distance ____AKSHR

 

The Past is a Candle at Great Distance

 

The past is a candle at great distance:

too close to let you quit,

too far to comfort you

when you want to.

 

It's always there,

sweeping the floor of your mind 

when you're trying to sleep.

You remember things

like bodies in the house,

clothes on the line and your first kiss.

Then it gets harder to think about -

you're trying to hold onto a good time,

but the past is a candle at great distance.

____AKSHR