Memories I keep,
Are detailed and available.
Today I enjoy keeping them fresh.

And as time moves on...
I've noticed how attractive,
My life gets.

And it was just a few short years ago,
I remembered trying to do my best...
To forget anything that would upset,
My happiness.

But without those memories,
My happiness could not be achieved.
Nor would I have completely appreciated,
Those obstacles that came into my life to test.

Lawrence S. Pertillar

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/without-those-memories/