A smile, a laugh
All gone now.
Years of wondering,
Calendars left empty-
People from the past.

Longing and yearning
Bottled-up inside.
Years of waiting,
Days scratched off-
People from the past.

Strange, awkward
Nothing to say.
Years of forgetting-
Life without them,
People from the past.

Your smile, your laugh
Has said goodbye.
Years of tears-
That day is gone when
People from my past...
Came Back.

Kristen Miner
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