{when the mind remembers}

wrote this quite a while ago.


the path often changes
as we walk its crooked spine
decisions become heavier
meatier
and regret looms overhead
staring into the face
of its most brazen foe

memory serves to prove
that it wasn't all in vain
that with experience
comes absolution
a bargain for the soul
a meeting of the minds
a sharp stain
on an otherwise unblemished character
a repercussion reminder
that i will readily ignore
when faced with the hope
of a new
resurrection


{image & words copyright jennifer summer 2008}