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Momento Mori
July 21, 2015
It's difficult to keep face
when to remember is to erase;
memories are made
only to softly serenade
the delusion of eternity-
but infinity is not for me.
***
I could continue to move on
when all reason is far gone;
but what am I if not wrong
when I decide I've stayed too long?
the vastness of time-
is too big to be mine.
***
So I'll keep my own little piece
to hold tight to and then release;
moments are remembered
only to be dismembered
before they disappear-
I'll savor them while they're here
© Anonymous
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It's hard to find that beautiful balance between living for your mortality and living because of your mortality. This poem speaks to the conflict and how I resolved it in my own mind.