Past

The past is a curious thing

from the point of remembrance

it never leaves the foremost part

of the negativity complex

we hear it spoken about

like bad weather after

a day of gorgeous conditions

it burns the ear when

a past mistake comes back

to haunt through the teeth

of an opponent surrounded

by vile adjectives overused

to the point of "please simplify"

it would be unnecessary

to burn down the whole jungle

searching

when the point was behind the

first tree the whole time.