I Cling To The Past Comments

I'm tied to the past and I do dread the future and I cannot look back on a glorious prime
And with my acquaintances I never discuss literary matters or tell them I am one who dabbles in rhyme
My acquaintances are not literary minded people but in that they are not very different to me
'Tis true what they say that we dislike in others the things in ourselves we prefer not to see.
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