The Past (Continued) – Written June 2007 (Aged 32)

The Past (Continued)

the past,
it is a branch of our family tree
that somehow seems so old
it is long lost memories
in minds so old and wise
it is held by you and me
the past is trams,
travelling up long lost streets
it is heavy clothes
back to back neighbourhoods
and winters full of snow
the past is patriotism in a national flag
it is loyal to king and country
as it betrays the people
it is the village greens
cricket whites and the church steeple
the past is us,
it is the canal barges
and then the railways
the past it is us,
not as some think like the shopping trolley
left in waterways to rust
the past becomes the future
but too often we leave the past to burn
looks at this illegal war,
from the past, have we truly learnt?

James Garratt – June 2007



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