The Danger in Nostalgia

Nostalgia is a disease

which rots all hope of a future

by blinding you with the past.

You see the mustards as gold,

the sounds of the street as songs

and the puddles as oceans.

The bar has been set too high

and now all comparisons

will seem insubstantial and weak.

I am content with how I am

but there is a huge difference

with content and happiness.

Now that I've noticed the change

it is hard to ignore my thoughts

and how they miss what has been.

I wish I had amnesia

so I could forget how joy felt

and make a future irrelative.