MEMORY
The sea her secrets shall deny
To the superficial eye
Knowing not the full extent
Her surface can but represent.
In the memory catacombs
Locked in long forgotten rooms
Misadventures left behind
Mock the peripheral mind
Hidden places, leafy lanes
Friends and parties, daisy chains
A fear, a smile, perhaps a sound
Lost in childhood there abound
Where deep within the earth shall be
A journey into history
Then diligence and time bestow
The truths that we have toiled to know
Sunlit grounds where couples wander
Arm in arm and futures ponder
How to gain access to these?
Taste and scent shall forge the keys
Potions may the root expose
That follow the way the adult grows
So, the fault identified,
The remedy may be applied.
B Appleton.
Elgin Street
Bolton?
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