​"Echoes of Yesterday"

Unexpectedly, a memory catches me off balance,
Yearning with each step, will a smile keep up?
Fearful of the past, I stand still in silence,
Troubled by echoes in my reflection playing out.
Time drags on; each instant feels burdensome,
Delusions of what could be, lost in the moment,
Faint whispers of hope are barely perceived,
As echoes of doubt cling to my every view

​- NI