Identity

Memories of a lifetime flash by
Filled with joy and grief
Images of solitude pass by
Bringing loneliness and peace.

Friends have come and gone
Some have stood by
Some have understood
The dearest ones have moved on.

Moments of quiet longing
Unsung stories of wars raging
Within this shell of my being
Desperate for answers comforting.

The world is changing
Change is within everything
In a constant state of evolving
My heart has been hardening.

No longer so soft, so tender
No longer in a fool's paradise
Perfection is found
In being a wife and mother.