I would that those who wish might go <br />back to their childhood innocence <br />but I am wise enough to know. <br />That looking back makes little sense. <br />The memories you cherish now <br /> are merely vignettes which express <br /> the happy times: Hiding below <br /> are recollections you suppress. <br />The things you don’t want to recall. <br />The times of abject misery. <br />If you went back you’d face them all <br />Each long forgotten memory. <br />Given the opportunity <br />I could refuse quite easily.<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rose-tinted-recollections/
