it started in my ears
the faint tune
rang true to me
it began to shift me
strip away the years
of anger
of love
of knowledge
of fear
back to my essence
of my innocence
i became ambitious
i longed for life
i felt free of all ties
i relished in it
and when it stopped
the layers of years
returned slowly
the escape i felt
had come to an end
i search for the tune
when i wish to relive
those years ago
that passed so soon