Memory Lane

I wander out

Across the halls

Of shattered thoughts

And broken dreams,

Where musty floors

And careless wisps

Of all I've lost

Caress my feet

With gentle puffs

Of clinging dust

That coat my shoes

And weigh me down.

But, oh, the chains

I bear from you

That drag behind

With clouds of dust

And dismal clangs

On hallowed ground,

Where peace is lost

And love has failed

But still persists

In shuffling pain

To struggle forth

Down memory lane.