'uneven memory'
Walking wistfully across the street, I cannot let go of the memories The unending view in front of me, The speeding cars, Once it was the place that I called my home, Once it was the place I knew was safe Tracking the rough steps poured in the pavement, There was time before, that the curiosity devolved my guts There are painful sightings that I could not forget Still there was not even a day that didn’t fill me with regret, The burden of the knowledge is still burning in my blood I know that solving the mystery was not the thing that I was after I sense my trembling body, and it occurred to me, I knew that the danger was still within reach There was a shame in my eyes, I knew why, but I couldn’t tell, The pain was unbearable to carry on, I had to let go, the danger I assumed, Was not the one I feared? It was a danger of me getting too close, To the place I once called home, but not anymore