The Things We Hold On To

The Things We Hold On To

Here they are

Memories 

Heaped in a box

A treasure trove of 

Toys and trinkets

Love letters and jewelry

Those bits and pieces

That make up a life

Of love and loss

Some things we keep

Because they are sentimental

And bring joy to look upon

And others rain tears

Sadness and pain

And it seems these things

We hold on to

Even tighter

To feel the pain again

For once upon a time

It might have been love

And while sad now

It once was happy

In this box of memories

Is the detritus 

Of a life

The odds and ends 

Hopes and regrets

Dreams and heartbreak 

And for good or bad 

Better or worse

These are the things we hold on to

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