The Past Poem by Melissa Ferrer

Past people.................... Past peace
Past places ................. Past War
Past good ..................... Past all the things
or bad graces ................. You hope for

past treasure ...................... Past Noise
Past gold ................... Past Silence
past the young .................... Past Money
and the old ...................... And its Violence

Past life ................ Past student
past death ................ Past teacher
past the suffocating ............... Past sinner
last breath .................. Or preacher

Past love ......... Past me
Past hate .............. Past you
past the will ............... Past all the things
to discriminate ............... We'll ever do

Past truth ................. Just put it in the past
Past lies ................ and maybe it will last
Past peering ....................... Long enough for me
into the skies ........................ To regain my abilty