105. The Lasting Past

I do my best not to live in the past

Don’t do it, I’m told

It’s bad for you

But sometimes I wonder 

If the past is living in me

It surely seems to be that way

In my mind from time to time

As my life unfolds

Each stage kind of rhymes

104. Sealing The Deal

His life was not what he thought it should be

An inner voice kept whispering 

The meaning is missing

He dreamed of becoming a better being

An ideal he could nearly see and feel
Determined to make it clear and real
He stepped forward and sealed the deal

103. The True You

There’s the me, myself and I

Then there’s the psyche, spirit and soul

And of course the mighty ego

With its hiding shadow

There’s also that other tricky trio

The person with a personality

And its pretender 

Known as the persona

How do you know which of these identities

Is the true one and only you