You fill your house with possessions
A treasure trove of memories
To tell you who you are
Here comes another sadness
Another disappointment
Confirmation
That trusting causes pain
In a special display case
The ancestral heirlooms –
Rage from your mother
Unrequited love
Terror and loneliness
Collected by your Grandfather
In the Great War –
These are particularly close to your heart
If you moved house
You would need a special room
For the family treasures
While you hold fast to all that history
You cannot embrace the present
And there is only now
