haunted by the past

Haunted by the past
A single moment in time
Forever will last
In this memory of mine

Everyday no escape
This memory so stirring
Laid out as a drape
My heart left yearning

Bittersweet this memory
Euphoria interlaced with distress
This all just part of my story
Birth and a brush with death's caress

Sweetness so easy to embrace
The taste pure pleasure
Happiness revealed upon my face
Joy beyond all measure

Bitterness hard to swallow
Sorrow lingers seemingly without end
The feeling left behind is hollow
My heart I long to mend

There in my mind it remains
Part of my tale as told
This memory causing pains
On my heart this is a heavy load

Forever a memory I carry
Pain subsiding as time passes by
Far from me I wish it to ferry
My heart free to soar the sky

In this memory of mine
Forever will last
A single moment in time
Haunted by the past