# The past

Ольга Слободкина

The past is in my mind...

Some parts I adore,

some abhore -

deleted them long ago,


and don't let myself

to recollect that.


The past lives only in my mind -

if that is worth awhile...


While

external life

goes on

its own

ways of truth and lie.


So, what is life?


Who can answer that!


We're just passing through

this life of truth and lie...


Everyone lives their own inner lives

closed to everyone...


March 19, 2016