I Am The Past

I am the past
I am that which colors your name
I am that which perhaps causes the most pain
Some choose to pay me no heed
Some would rather think they had not done such a deed
Others rejoice in their yesterday
Other remember their way
I am that loved one you have locked away
I am that loved one you celebrate to this day
To many I am a childhood of fright
To many I am a parent's delight
I am that wisdom you crave
I am your own minds' slave
But to all I am the same
The sole heir to your name
Face me, for I am what you were last
Face me, for if not you may live too fast
Face me, I am your anger
Face me, I am your everlasting past!

- Nirmohi