I keep searching backwards
Always seeking an answer
Where am I from, what formed me
What will I find that will set my mind free
As a child I lived in the moment
Tomorrow was just another day
I didn’t know memories would fade
So now there is a price to be paid
I moved forward in life
Which then got in the way
Before I knew it my future was my past
And sources of knowledge had passed
My kids now ask about my past
And sadly I can tell little
Facts, that may not even be right
Are few and far like stars in a foggy night
So, now I try to be complacent
I tell myself what is gone is gone
But deep in my heart do I believe
Or am I just not wanting to grieve.