bring me back to the old days

bring me back to then 

and beyond

tell me where we got lost

tell me when we forgot ourselves

tell me how it used to be

so i can remember

so i can breathe it in deeply 

and know it as my reality

and the self-forming reality

becomes new once more

restoration

revalued ideas that people haven’t thought about for ages

tell me how it was when things were new

so we can make it new once more

so we can hold it in our palms

so we can keep it in our hearts

and when we meet the obstacle we fear

we don’t need to be afraid anymore

because we truly remember

we know what we are capable of

and we can smile once more