Time stands still in my mind My memories are snapshots That will never fade away To hold my present up to And compete It competes and fails It competes and exceeds It competes but the desire to push those memories behind will never yield much I feel those thoughts crawl into my todays And they snatch at my heart They put fear in me And they make me raise my head to the skies in search of God I tremble inside And I seek strength from the same place that houses those memories Somehow that is not ironic It is how life is A burden and a joy