Dont Pick The Scab

have you ever slipped back in time
and lost yourself in the past?
have you ever lost grasp on what if
and sunken into the best of what was?
it's a dangerous activity,
you know reading accounts of your years gone by
remembering what made your heart beat
and what made it stop dead.
because words are a funny thing
in that your own are most powerful
for they know your weak spots
and even if erased, forever stay in thought.
so next time you think about falling back
and reviving a dusty journal
please remember
nostalgia is hazardous
and sometimes wounds only heal once
so don't pick the scab.