Reflections {Ongoing}

Wishing Well

Will you come with me

To the wishing well

Will you stand

With a penny in your hand

Will you wish for days

That are stolen away

Or will you simply

Throw yourself in

Will the false gilding of nostalgia

Blind your eyes to what lies ahead

Or will you let out a sigh

Leave without a goodbye

To the past that's now forever dead

Will you come with me

To the River of Lethe

Will you stand

At the edge and look in

Will you drink to the dregs

Lose the thoughts in your head

Or will you cling 

To fond memories

Will the past hold you captive

Keep you back from destiny

Or will you forget all you knew

Choose a path that's new

And walk free from forgotten memories

Will you come with me

To the ocean of Time

Will you stand

At the edge and peer across

Will you set out to sea

Embark and be free

Or will you stay

Forever waiting on the shore

Will your fears of the future

Hold you back from something new

Or will you take in a breath

Forge a new life ahead

Different from the other life you knew

Will you come with me

To the wishing well

Will you stand

With a penny in your hand

Will you wish for days

Long faded away

Or will you wish

For a life that's different

Will your fears of the future

Keep you tethered to the past

Or will you reach out and try

Risk the present with a sigh

And pursue a worth-filled life that lasts

Yes, I've been finding my way back and writing/finishing a lot of poems, many of which have lain abandoned, waiting for me to pick them up again. I hope you enjoyed this one; it does have a tune and I may record it some day, but for now, here it is to read. <3 

~ Gwyn