Good old days..

A Poem by August

Just random thoughts compiled..But i really do wonder, if i could go back, would I?

I don't want to go back, no
But i find my mind running back to those days
So often that i wonder if it really was better then
Or is it just my glorified version of what happened

Were it really the good old days or do i make it sound better in my head?
Was it because i was funnier and less stuck up then or because i was young and stupid?

I don't want to go back, no
Because my heart's healed now, from the scars of those days.
Or do i want to go back
but pretend i don't want to, because i know i can't.

© 2024 August

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Ayesha Faiz

This piece feels so honest and real. You captured that confusing feeling we all get when we look back wondering if the past was actually better or if we just miss who we were back then. The way you question yourself shows a lot of self-awareness. It’s soft, reflective, and hits that bittersweet spot between growth and longing. Honestly, I sometimes too want to go back to the old days... to go back to being my younger self again but it's all gone for us now. We stress, we think but at the end there's nothing else we can do but accept as it is. Accept that past is past and we can't go back to the time when life was colorful.
Simple but powerful writing. Splendid work.

Posted 5 Months Ago

5 Months Ago

Yess you basically summed up what i was feeling when i wrote this poem..thank you for reading and re.. read more

Kady R.

Hi again August!! Love this poem and I completely understand. For some reason remembering the past for me is also in a glorified way even though I’m also healing from past wounds. It’s quite the oxymoron. But for me I think it’s a wonderful thing that you’re able to look back and to see good from it and also that you want to remember things as truthful as they are (being healed from it).

No biggy battling the heart and the mind isn’t an easy thing to do.

Posted 9 Months Ago

9 Months Ago

Thank you for your thoughtful comment! And you're so right with it being an oxymoron.. but that's wh.. read more

First, breathe. You only miss it because it's more familiar. The future is uncertain and scary. You never know what's going to happen, but the past isn't, so it's easier to hold on to. Breathe out. I promise you, your best days aren't yet. You haven't heard your favorite song yet. The future will be better.
And it reminds me of the lyrics in Billie Eilish's song "Everything I Wanted":
"If I knew it all then, would I do it again?
Would I do it again?
If they knew what they said would go straight to my head
What would they say instead?"

and i'm sure that as long as you keep writing the future will be better anyway. nice to meet you, i'm here for you