A Clearing Of The Mind

I must clear my mind and reclaim the peace I lost amongst accumulated things; Enough! This eternal torment must cease, So to all sad memories I'll give wings Like bats, let them fly to dwell in dark caves, They've no place in a mind seeking the sun; Or let them die and be laid in their graves - I'll not grant refuge once this day is done Reaching into corners long undisturbed I find dust-covered memories of youth; What comfort to find no expressions curbed, But to hear tender hearts speaking the truth Blessed were childhood's days, passing like a breeze, But somehow ensuing years went awry; Foolishly, I've harbored dark memories, But now the hour of their fate hovers nigh Good-bye to those who brought pain and deceit To this heart that could never comprehend Why, as their flowers lay withered at my feet, Their deceitful love I would yet defend Away with the tattered remnants of love That once composed a lovely tapestry; To the trash pile I'll send them with a shove - No longer will they cause me misery Upon the pyre dead flowers will be tossed, But there remains one rose of fairest hue My mind cannot dispel, at any cost - The one love that has proved worthy and true So I shall guard it deep within my heart, Lest the failing mind let it fade from sight; To all the rest I now bid them depart! Will the last to leave please turn out the light