The house was old, as were the memories in it
I ventured back as I had many times before
It was time to bury the demons here
and finally settle the score

It seemed to laugh at me and my plan of escape
It sensed my fear and fed off of my despair
I knew it was time to bury the pain
and I gave it one last long hard stare

As I lit the match I knew that there would be no going back
I calmly stood back and watched the engulfing flame
It was then I realized through all the smoke
my feelings were the same

As ashes fell I understood that the demons possessed my heart
The pain had not escaped me or smoldered in the blaze
It was still right there waiting
tormenting the rest of my days

There was no sense in escaping, the damage had been done
Long before the fire, there was the sinister burn
You can not escape your past I have found
Yet, too little, too late to learn

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All that I have done is keeping me from you...

“We expect our lives to be happy, trouble free and victorious. We forget that victories come only after we fight battles.”

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust noone but yourself. And sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
— Marilyn Monroe