Yesterday isn’t gone
I hear it at the sound of your name
and when a door slams shut
Yesterday isn’t gone
I see it every time I close my eyes
and I feel it through the bruises on my skin
Yesterday isn’t gone
Yesterday is here, today
Mariam Shittu
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Yesterday isn’t gone
I hear it at the sound of your name
and when a door slams shut
Yesterday isn’t gone
I see it every time I close my eyes
and I feel it through the bruises on my skin
Yesterday isn’t gone
Yesterday is here, today
Mariam Shittu
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For all we do and what we are,yesterday will always be remembered. Love this hun,Weldone👏👏👏👏
Thank you!
Oh my, I was not expecting the undertones of this poem to be so realistic and hauntingly beautiful at the same time.
This is stunning work, thank you for sharing Mariam!
Thank you 😊
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