Memories

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I see flashes of memories,
as they light up the darkness of
my life gone by.

Some intensely immersing,
while others distantly reminding me
of my life encounters.

Like fragile basins of attraction,
removing me from the present
and pulling me into the past.

Regaling me with stories,
of my wantonness and pleasure,
wilful restraint and fleeting joy.

Uplifting me with hope,
and discomfiting me with guilt
as I am made to remember
my trodden path.

Life is an alchemy
awaiting the eye of my compassion
to dwell on my life’s stream and
transform it into sparkling waters.