An elephant forgets not, so they say
Like quick sand, we sink slowly from our past
Nostalgia holds on tight to nerves that fray
We can't recall the calm that could not last

As childhood memories dance past fleeting smiles
Like cut out paper shapes and childish dreams
Our dazzling plans are scattered all the while
As we learn adult eyes aren't all they seem

False hopes like a placebo to the heart
This history's lost in time, been warped and caught
We're searching for a place from whence to start
This future contains nothing that we've sought

Like elephants remember what they're told
All that glitters, we have learnt, is not gold.