Imprisoned Within This Time Machine (Memory)

That picturesque moment locked in my mind.
I’d unlock and liberate the thought
But the key is the unthought-of momentum
The significance left behind
Deep in me now it’s sunken through
Reflecting case within me now
Where I can see myself with you
The canvas, an admired view

It’s meaning inside so contained.
It’s empathy follows close behind
The soul that absorbed the moment close
The one that lurks and dreams inside

The burning soot, clothes anatomy ember
Mirroring the muted silver sky
Shading the flames that touched the soul
A contained bird with singular thoughts up high

Drenched in what I thought was lucid true
The inner smile, the one you knew
The one on show, situated at my side
The honest one captivating the persona that hides

Collecting motion, Awaiting time
The hands that never stop to sleep
Faint light from the source that seems dead still
The one that fades away to creep
In front of me, curiosity
Weeds the way in present time
Eyes gazing back to the path
That time so easily left behind