PASSED PLACES

Never visit the same lands twice
never go back to the same place
keep the fires burning relentlessly
stoking up the flames
gift yourself a bonfire
of all your ruins and remains
throw in all your dust and dented dreams
while all is set on high ablaze
stories of storms that wrecked your life
plans filled with travels never made
your collected piles of pictures
of lovers that left or left behind
the names of ones that wronged you
mentioned endlessly on repeat
times when no one came to rescue
you from the hoarding of your mind
burdened by stocks of souvenirs
leave all your questions of what if instead
ignite your fire and stir up the heat
walk away from your regret
choose another road from here
never go back to the same place again
because all has changed since then
and so have you my dear