I would hope 
that young writers
choose their genre 
by which it
sings their song 
for writing without 
a voice is
nothing but words 

Trust now
only references 
the past
actions now 
need no 
reference point 
for they
only ever 
exist now 
living in 
the present 
means living 
now and 
not as
a reference 
to then

And like 
a shirt
worn once 
too often 
or a
favorite stuffed 
animal loved 
to death 
things often 
revered most 
must be 
put away 
having been 
out grown 
or even 
out lived 
most of 
our favorite 
things fall
into the 
past long 
before we 
ever do 

What was
might not 
any more 
like shoes
or rings
even mittens 
and always 
a mirror 
for what 
was once 
is usually 
never again 
especially in 
the land
of forevermore 

Sometimes things 
are best
left there
where they 
have fallen 
a tree
in forest
a crumb
on floor 
a love 
in life 
some things 
just know 
where they 
belong despite 
us wanting 
them to 
remain where 
they are