"Memories that hold me back"
Manchester Center, Vermont-USA
There are memories which I hold
close to my heart
clear in my mind
At times they consume me
bewilder me & even bind me
At moments when clarity is sought
as the brow furrows & the mind searches
for answers I still can not answer
The memory of you, a friend,
a relative, pet or experience
enwraps me in your warm bossom.
I seek solace in the truth,
but often find it in a thought
of that which I oft' feel
were "better moments" than now.
I would like to be here
to be present in all that
surrounds me in this moment...
but instead I am lost
in the memories which hold me back.
Please don't get me wrong
I love you; the experience,
pet, relative & friend...
But Truth has me now,
I can not turn from it
& it requires me to be who I am,
not what I could have been
or used to be.
So please memory,
let me appreciate you
for what you have been to me,
and all I love you to be,
And please let me go my own way
to be all that I can
be in the circumstances which
have brought me to be who
& where I am at each
moment.
Paul Robinson(the patron of "Memories") and the artist, Randolph Repass, with the piece
Paul Robinson was a great friend and inspiration to me as an artist and spiritual seeker. On June 13th 2002 Paul passed away after a tough battle with prostrate cancer surrounded by his loving family and friends. Paul was an inspiration to us all. He was also my step father...may his future be bright and full of love, full of light. May he be in the presence of God in his thoughts and action wherever he may be now.
