Memories of what used to be
The smoke that lingers far behind
Is all that's left of love
I was once within that smoke
When it was a fire
When my heart was burning hard
With flames of desire
But the flames were doused
The love I'd known put out
So I pulled myself away
And now I'm going, full of doubt
I've gone quite far on this road of life
But I must stop and turn
And see the love that once was mine
In the distance and far behind
Heather Dawn Morrison
age 13