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Deprecating Love



As time goes by I see

Nothing of hope in me,

It seems as if I’ve thrown it all away,

What I wouldn’t give to return to yesterday.



The scenery races through mind,

As the answers I look for I cannot find

Everything I do is locking me into this bind.



I reach out to those I love

But it seems not one is left

All that I am has driven away

The few that I fondly think of.

It is a load too heavy to heft

And now what can I do? What can I say?



It seems I am completely lost,

I feel so empty and utterly alone.

The dreams I had I’ve slowly tossed,

The emotional obstacles I face are unknown.

What they stand for I fail to see.

This world I’ve created is deprecating me . . .



Casper McConkie

9/30/98