What It Once Had Been... or Might Have Been

Heaviness weighed upon my heart last night, as memories of a life once lived seized me in a vise-like grip, pushing me under its nostalgic torrents, yet refusing to let go...

The pains of today, contrasted with the carefree yesterdays, pierced deep in the recesses of the soul, igniting a throbbing ache that suffuses the entire being, refusing to be dulled...

Sorrow trapped in unshed tears, mingled with unspoken grief and unfulfilled longings...

Hope that once was fanned by flames of youth now flickers in the Dusk of Life...