What Am I Left With

As I read my words of long ago
I feel the ache in my heart
Hope mixed with sadness
Wonder and worry
A million emotions

Calendar pages ticked off
Months faded into passing years
I’m no longer wishing on the stars
Nor looking to scale the highest mountains

I’m just reflecting on the “me” I used to be
The “me” I thought I was
Only to learn that “me” never existed
And what am I left with
Just words of a time long forgotten